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Frida bekommt eine Gehaltserhöhung und lädt alle zum Eis ein. Frida gets a pay rise and treats everyone to ice cream.

noun · B1

die Gehaltserhöhung

[ɡəˈhalt͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌhøːʊŋ]

pay rise, raise

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Gehaltserhöhung. 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 Gehaltserhöhung die Gehaltserhöhungen
Die Gehaltserhöhung wird ab Januar gezahlt. The pay rise will be paid from January.
Accusative wen? was? die Gehaltserhöhung die Gehaltserhöhungen
Dative wem? der Gehaltserhöhung den Gehaltserhöhungen
Hast du schon mal nach einer Gehaltserhöhung gefragt? Have you ever asked for a pay rise?
Genitive wessen? der Gehaltserhöhung der Gehaltserhöhungen

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix halt root s linking letter er prefix höh root ung suffix

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
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).

A compound: Gehalter + die Höhung

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Gehalterhöhendie Erhöhunghoch

In Otti's situations: Frida gets a promotion, Otti asks for a pay rise

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