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Kalle feiert seinen Neuanfang mit einem Picknick im Wald. Kalle celebrates his fresh start with a picnic in the forest.

noun · B2

der Neuanfang

[ˈnɔɪ̯ʔanˌfaŋ]

fresh start, new beginning

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Synonyms
der Aufbruch

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Grammar

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

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Neuanfang die Neuanfänge
Für mich war der Umzug nach Berlin ein echter Neuanfang. For me, moving to Berlin was a real fresh start.
Accusative wen? was? den Neuanfang die Neuanfänge
Kalle feiert seinen Neuanfang mit einem Picknick im Wald. Kalle celebrates his fresh start with a picnic in the forest.
Dative wem? dem Neuanfang den Neuanfängen
Hast du keine Angst vor so einem Neuanfang mit vierzig? Aren't you afraid of a fresh start like that at forty?
Genitive wessen? des Neuanfangs der Neuanfänge

How the Word Is Built

Neu root an prefix fang root

an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.

A compound: Neuan + der Fang

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

neuanfangender Anfangder Anfänger

In Otti's situations: Kalle changes careers

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