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Kalles Gelassenheit steckt nach und nach auch Emil an. Little by little, Kalle's calm rubs off on Emil too.

noun · B2

die Gelassenheit

[ɡəˈlasn̩haɪ̯t]

calm, composure, serenity

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Gelassenheit
Accusative wen? was? die Gelassenheit
Dative wem? der Gelassenheit
Genitive wessen? der Gelassenheit

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix lass root en suffix heit suffix

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
-heit
a noun from an adjective, always feminine: frei → die Freiheit (freedom).

Word family

gelassenlassen

In Otti's situations: Emil spends a weekend offline

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