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Um eine Eskalation zu verhindern, trennt Frida die beiden Bäcker und schickt einen in die Pause. To prevent an escalation, Frida separates the two bakers and sends one of them on a break.

noun · C1

die Eskalation

[ɛskalaˈt͡si̯oːn]

escalation

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine: die Eskalation. 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 Eskalation die Eskalationen
Accusative wen? was? die Eskalation die Eskalationen
Um eine Eskalation zu verhindern, trennt Frida die beiden Bäcker und schickt einen in die Pause. To prevent an escalation, Frida separates the two bakers and sends one of them on a break.
Dative wem? der Eskalation den Eskalationen
Habt ihr gemerkt, wie schnell es nach dem kleinen Missverständnis zur Eskalation kam? Did you notice how quickly things escalated after the small misunderstanding?
Genitive wessen? der Eskalation der Eskalationen

How the Word Is Built

Eskal root ation suffix

Word family

eskalierendeeskalierendie Deeskalation

In Otti's situations: Frida mediates a conflict at work

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