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Bruno erzählt Lotte begeistert von seiner Geschäftsidee. Bruno excitedly tells Lotte about his business idea.

noun · B1

die Geschäftsidee

[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sʔiˌdeː]

business idea

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Grammar

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

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Geschäftsidee die Geschäftsideen
Eine gute Geschäftsidee allein reicht nicht, man braucht auch Geduld. A good business idea alone isn't enough, you need patience too.
Accusative wen? was? die Geschäftsidee die Geschäftsideen
Dative wem? der Geschäftsidee den Geschäftsideen
Bruno erzählt Lotte begeistert von seiner Geschäftsidee. Bruno excitedly tells Lotte about his business idea.
Genitive wessen? der Geschäftsidee der Geschäftsideen

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix schäft root s linking letter idee root

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

A compound: das Geschäft + die Idee

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Geschäftdie Ideegeschäftlich

In Otti's situations: Bruno opens a food stall, Bruno dreams of his own restaurant

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