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Die Leitung im Bad ist kaputt. The pipe in the bathroom is broken.

noun · A2

die Leitung

[ˈlaɪ̯tʊŋ]

pipe, line

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Leitung. 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 Leitung die Leitungen
Die Leitung im Bad ist kaputt. The pipe in the bathroom is broken.
Accusative wen? was? die Leitung die Leitungen
Dative wem? der Leitung den Leitungen
Genitive wessen? der Leitung der Leitungen

How the Word Is Built

Leit root ung suffix

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

Word family

leitendie Wasserleitungdie Stromleitung

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