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Kalle prüft die Geschwindigkeit auf dem Tacho. Kalle checks his speed on the speedometer.

noun · B1

die Geschwindigkeit

[ɡəˈʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]

speed

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Synonyms
das Tempo

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -keit are usually feminine: die Geschwindigkeit. 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 Geschwindigkeit die Geschwindigkeiten
Accusative wen? was? die Geschwindigkeit die Geschwindigkeiten
Dative wem? der Geschwindigkeit den Geschwindigkeiten
Siehst du, mit welcher Geschwindigkeit Emil um die Ecke fährt? Do you see how fast Emil is going round the corner?
Genitive wessen? der Geschwindigkeit der Geschwindigkeiten

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix schwind root ig suffix keit suffix

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).
-keit
a noun from an adjective, always feminine: möglich → die Möglichkeit (possibility).

Word family

geschwinddie Höchstgeschwindigkeit

In Otti's situations: Kalle learns to drive

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