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Emil hat seine Lektion gelernt: Jetzt fährt er jede neue Route vorher einmal ab. Emil has learnt his lesson: now he rides every new route once beforehand.

noun · C1

die Lektion

[lɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]

lesson

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine: die Lektion. 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 Lektion die Lektionen
Diese Lektion vergesse ich so schnell nicht, das kann ich dir versprechen. I won't forget this lesson in a hurry, I can promise you that.
Accusative wen? was? die Lektion die Lektionen
Dative wem? der Lektion den Lektionen
Genitive wessen? der Lektion der Lektionen

How the Word Is Built

Lekt root ion suffix

Word family

der Lektordie Lektüre

In Otti's situations: Emil learns to take criticism

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