noun · C1
die Merkfähigkeit
[ˈmɛʁkfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]
ability to remember, memory, retentiveness
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Seit ich regelmäßig Sport mache, hat sich meine Merkfähigkeit spürbar verbessert.
Since I started exercising regularly, my ability to remember things has noticeably improved.
The tinted words form a set phrase: Sport machen
How the Word Is Built
Merk root fähig root keit suffix
- -keit
- a noun from an adjective, always feminine: möglich → die Möglichkeit (possibility).
A compound: Merk + die Fähigkeit
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