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Lotte prüft die Glaubwürdigkeit einer Quelle, indem sie nachsieht, wer hinter dem Blog steckt. Lotte checks a source's credibility by looking up who is behind the blog.

noun · C1

die Glaubwürdigkeit

[ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]

credibility

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  • Wenn wir Fehler vertuschen, verspielen wir genau die Glaubwürdigkeit, die wir uns mühsam erarbeitet haben.

    If we cover up mistakes, we gamble away exactly the credibility we've worked so hard to earn.

  • Du gewinnst an Glaubwürdigkeit, wenn du deine Quellen offenlegst, statt alles als eigene Idee zu verkaufen.

    You gain credibility when you disclose your sources instead of selling everything as your own idea.

  • Emil zweifelt an der Glaubwürdigkeit des Videos, weil der Ton nicht zu den Lippen passt.

    Emil doubts the video's credibility because the sound doesn't match the lips.

Declension

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

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

How the Word Is Built

Glaub root würd root ig suffix keit suffix

-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).
-keit
a noun from an adjective, always feminine: möglich → die Möglichkeit (possibility).

A compound: Glaub + die Würdigkeit

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

glaubwürdigunglaubwürdigglaubenwürdig

In Otti's situations: Lotte and academic honesty

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