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Beim Fest im Hof erzählt jeder Nachbar etwas über seine Herkunft. At the party in the courtyard, every neighbour tells something about where they come from.

noun · B2

die Herkunft

[ˈheːɐ̯ˌkʊnft]

origin, background

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Other Examples

  • Ich spreche gern über meine Herkunft, aber ich will nicht nur darauf reduziert werden.

    I like talking about where I come from, but I don't want to be reduced to it.

  • Spielt eure Herkunft in eurem Berliner Alltag noch eine Rolle?

    Does your background still play a part in your everyday life in Berlin?

  • Emil ist stolz auf seine Herkunft aus einer großen Spatzenfamilie in Mitte.

    Emil is proud that he comes from a big sparrow family in Mitte.

Grammar

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

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Herkunft die Herkünfte
Accusative wen? was? die Herkunft die Herkünfte
Dative wem? der Herkunft den Herkünften
Bruno ist ein kritischer Verbraucher und fragt immer nach der Herkunft. Bruno is a critical consumer and always asks where things come from.
Genitive wessen? der Herkunft der Herkünfte

How the Word Is Built

Her prefix kunft root

Word family

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