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Kalle zeigt Otti, wie der Klimawandel den Wald verändert. Kalle shows Otti how climate change is changing the forest.

noun · B1

der Klimawandel

[ˈkliːmaˌvandl̩]

climate change

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Klimawandel
Kalle zeigt Otti, wie der Klimawandel den Wald verändert. Kalle shows Otti how climate change is changing the forest.
Accusative wen? was? den Klimawandel
Über den Klimawandel spreche ich oft mit meinen Kollegen. I often talk about climate change with my colleagues.
Dative wem? dem Klimawandel
Genitive wessen? des Klimawandels
Im Kurs sprechen wir über die Folgen des Klimawandels für Berlin. In class we're talking about the consequences of climate change for Berlin.

How the Word Is Built

Klima root wandel root

A compound: das Klima + der Wandel

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Kalle cares about the climate

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