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noun · C1

das Langzeitgedächtnis

[ˈlaŋt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌdɛçtnɪs]

long-term memory

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  • Was ich nur für die Prüfung pauke, schafft es selten ins Langzeitgedächtnis.

    What I only cram for the exam rarely makes it into my long-term memory.

  • Wenn ihr Vokabeln in wachsenden Abständen wiederholt, landen sie eher im Langzeitgedächtnis.

    If you review vocabulary at growing intervals, it is more likely to end up in long-term memory.

  • Frau Hilde erklärt, dass der Schlaf eine Schlüsselrolle dabei spielt, Gelerntes im Langzeitgedächtnis zu verankern.

    Frau Hilde explains that sleep plays a key role in anchoring what we have learned in long-term memory.

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? das Langzeitgedächtnis
Accusative wen? was? das Langzeitgedächtnis
Was ich nur für die Prüfung pauke, schafft es selten ins Langzeitgedächtnis. What I only cram for the exam rarely makes it into my long-term memory.
Dative wem? dem Langzeitgedächtnis
Wenn ihr Vokabeln in wachsenden Abständen wiederholt, landen sie eher im Langzeitgedächtnis. If you review vocabulary at growing intervals, it is more likely to end up in long-term memory.
Genitive wessen? des Langzeitgedächtnisses

How the Word Is Built

Lang root zeit root ge prefix dächt root nis suffix

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
-nis
a noun from a verb or an adjective: das Ergebnis (result).

A compound: Langzeitge + das Dächtnis

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Gedächtnisdas Kurzzeitgedächtnislangfristig

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