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Lotte zeichnet ihre Fragestellung als Baum mit vielen Ästen an die Tafel. Lotte draws her research question on the board as a tree with many branches.

noun · C1

die Fragestellung

[ˈfʁaːɡəˌʃtɛlʊŋ]

research question, issue, wording of a question

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Fragestellung. 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 Fragestellung die Fragestellungen
Accusative wen? was? die Fragestellung die Fragestellungen
Dative wem? der Fragestellung den Fragestellungen
Genitive wessen? der Fragestellung der Fragestellungen

How the Word Is Built

Frage root stell root ung suffix

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

A compound: die Frage + die Stellung

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Lotte applies for a doctorate

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