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Otti hat eine Erkältung und bleibt im Bett. Otti has a cold and stays in bed.

noun · A2

die Erkältung

[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛltʊŋ]

cold

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Other Examples

  • Ich trinke viel Tee gegen meine Erkältung.

    I drink lots of tea for my cold.

  • Wie lange hast du die Erkältung schon?

    How long have you had the cold?

  • Frau Hilde hatte diesen Winter keine einzige Erkältung.

    Frau Hilde didn't have a single cold this winter.

Grammar

Plural
die Erkältungen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Erkältung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Erkältung die Erkältungen
Accusative wen? was? die Erkältung die Erkältungen
Ich trinke viel Tee gegen meine Erkältung. I drink lots of tea for my cold.
Dative wem? der Erkältung den Erkältungen
Nach der langen Erkältung habe ich mich nur langsam erholt. After the long cold, I only recovered slowly.
Genitive wessen? der Erkältung der Erkältungen

How the Word Is Built

Er prefix kält root ung suffix

er-
reaching a result: erreichen (to reach), erklären (to explain).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti has a cold

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