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Ein Spaziergang vor dem Frühstück ist Kalles neue Gewohnheit. A walk before breakfast is Kalle's new habit.

noun · B1

die Gewohnheit

[ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t]

habit

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -heit are usually feminine: die Gewohnheit. 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 Gewohnheit die Gewohnheiten
Welche Gewohnheit würdest du gern aufgeben? Which habit would you like to give up?
Accusative wen? was? die Gewohnheit die Gewohnheiten
Dative wem? der Gewohnheit den Gewohnheiten
Genitive wessen? der Gewohnheit der Gewohnheiten

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix wohn root 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

gewohntgewöhnengewöhnlichungewohnt

In Otti's situations: Kalle lives healthily, Emil spends a weekend offline, Otti reads about the psychology of learning

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