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Frau Hilde holt den Vertrag ihrer Hausratversicherung aus dem Schrank. Frau Hilde gets her contents insurance policy out of the cupboard.

noun · B2

die Hausratversicherung

[ˈhaʊ̯sʁaːtfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]

contents insurance, home contents insurance

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Hausratversicherung. 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 Hausratversicherung die Hausratversicherungen
Die Hausratversicherung bezahlt den neuen Teppich, aber nicht die Decke. The contents insurance pays for the new carpet, but not for the ceiling.
Accusative wen? was? die Hausratversicherung die Hausratversicherungen
Dative wem? der Hausratversicherung den Hausratversicherungen
Genitive wessen? der Hausratversicherung der Hausratversicherungen

How the Word Is Built

Haus root rat root ver prefix sich root er suffix ung suffix

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).
-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).

A compound: Hausratver + die Sicherung

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Hausratdie Versicherungversichernsicher

In Otti's situations: Water in Frau Hilde's kitchen

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