Lotte zählt die T-Shirts in ihrem Schrank und denkt über ihren Konsum nach. Lotte counts the T-shirts in her wardrobe and thinks about her consumption.

noun · B2

der Konsum

[kɔnˈzuːm]

consumption

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Seit einem Jahr versuche ich, meinen Konsum bewusst zu reduzieren.

For a year now, I've been trying to consciously cut down on what I consume.
Je weniger du kaufst, desto weniger belastet dein Konsum die Umwelt.

The less you buy, the less your consumption burdens the environment.
Frau Hilde wundert sich über den Konsum von heute: Früher trug man Kleidung, bis sie kaputt war.

Frau Hilde is surprised at today's consumption: in the past, people wore clothes until they fell apart.

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Example
Nominative wer? was?	der Konsum	Je weniger du kaufst, desto weniger belastet dein Konsum die Umwelt. The less you buy, the less your consumption burdens the environment.
Accusative wen? was?	den Konsum	Seit einem Jahr versuche ich, meinen Konsum bewusst zu reduzieren. For a year now, I've been trying to consciously cut down on what I consume.
Dative wem?	dem Konsum
Genitive wessen?	des Konsums

How the Word Is Built

Word family

konsumierender Konsumentdie Konsumentin

In Otti's situations: Lotte looks for fair fashion

die Arbeitsbedingung die Baumwolle das Etikett die Fabrik fair herstellen der Hersteller die Herstellung hochwertig konsumieren langlebig der Lohn

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