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Otti markiert die Kündigungsfrist im Vertrag gelb. Otti highlights the notice period in the contract in yellow.

noun · B1

die Kündigungsfrist

[ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋsˌfʁɪst]

notice period

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Grammar

Plural
die Kündigungsfristen 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 Kündigungsfrist die Kündigungsfristen
Accusative wen? was? die Kündigungsfrist die Kündigungsfristen
Dative wem? der Kündigungsfrist den Kündigungsfristen
Genitive wessen? der Kündigungsfrist der Kündigungsfristen
Wegen der Kündigungsfrist ziehen wir erst im Juni um. Because of the notice period, we're not moving until June.

How the Word Is Built

Kündig root ung suffix s linking letter frist root

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

A compound: die Kündigung + die Frist

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti signs the rental contract, Bruno cancels a subscription

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