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Für Frau Hilde ist das Smartphone ein riesiger Fortschritt gegenüber dem alten Telefon mit Wählscheibe. For Frau Hilde, the smartphone is a huge step forward from the old rotary phone.

noun · B2

der Fortschritt

[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt]

progress, advance

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Antonyms
der Rückschlag

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Grammar

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

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Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Fortschritt die Fortschritte
Findest du, dass jeder technische Fortschritt unser Leben automatisch besser macht? Do you think every technological advance automatically makes our lives better?
Accusative wen? was? den Fortschritt die Fortschritte
Ich sehe in jeder neuen Technik zuerst einen Fortschritt und erst dann die Probleme. In every new technology I see progress first and only then the problems.
Dative wem? dem Fortschritt den Fortschritten
Genitive wessen? des Fortschritts der Fortschritte

How the Word Is Built

Fort prefix schritt root

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fortschrittlichder Schrittfortschreitenschreiten

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