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Lotte hängt die Gliederung ihrer Arbeit über den Schreibtisch. Lotte hangs the outline of her thesis above her desk.

noun · B2

die Gliederung

[ˈɡliːdəʁʊŋ]

outline, structure

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Other Examples

  • Ich ändere die Gliederung schon zum dritten Mal.

    I'm already changing the outline for the third time.

  • Zeig mir doch mal deine Gliederung, dann sage ich dir meine Meinung.

    Show me your outline, and I'll tell you what I think.

  • Die Gliederung ist zwar fertig, aber das zweite Kapitel fehlt noch.

    The outline is finished, but the second chapter is still missing.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Gliederung. 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 Gliederung die Gliederungen
Die Gliederung ist zwar fertig, aber das zweite Kapitel fehlt noch. The outline is finished, but the second chapter is still missing.
Accusative wen? was? die Gliederung die Gliederungen
Dative wem? der Gliederung den Gliederungen
Genitive wessen? der Gliederung der Gliederungen

How the Word Is Built

Glied root er suffix ung suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Lotte writes her thesis

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