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Im Pausenraum erzählt der junge Bäcker Frida leise von der Kränkung, die ihn seit Wochen beschäftigt. In the break room, the young baker quietly tells Frida about the hurt that has been on his mind for weeks.

noun · C1

die Kränkung

[ˈkʁɛŋkʊŋ]

hurt, slight, insult

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Kränkung. 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 Kränkung die Kränkungen
Eine solche Kränkung musst du nicht einfach hinnehmen. You don't have to simply accept an insult like that.
Accusative wen? was? die Kränkung die Kränkungen
Dative wem? der Kränkung den Kränkungen
Frau Hilde rät, schon bei der ersten Kränkung zu reden, nicht erst nach der Eskalation. Frau Hilde advises talking at the first hurt, not only after things have escalated.
Genitive wessen? der Kränkung der Kränkungen

How the Word Is Built

Kränk root ung suffix

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Frida mediates a conflict at work

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