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Otti liest die Nebenwirkungen im Beipackzettel. Otti reads the side effects on the package leaflet.

noun · B1

die Nebenwirkung

[ˈneːbn̩ˌvɪʁkʊŋ]

side effect

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Other Examples

  • Ich spüre bis jetzt keine Nebenwirkungen.

    So far I don't feel any side effects.

  • Fragst du die Ärztin nach Nebenwirkungen?

    Will you ask the doctor about side effects?

  • Bei Emil hatte die Salbe zum Glück keine Nebenwirkungen.

    Luckily, the ointment had no side effects for Emil.

    The tinted words form a set phrase: zum Glück

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Nebenwirkung. 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 Nebenwirkung die Nebenwirkungen
Accusative wen? was? die Nebenwirkung die Nebenwirkungen
Dative wem? der Nebenwirkung den Nebenwirkungen
Genitive wessen? der Nebenwirkung der Nebenwirkungen

How the Word Is Built

Neben root wirk root ung suffix

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

A compound: neben + die Wirkung

The last word gives the article. More rules

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