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Lotte zeigt Otti ihre Sammlung alter Postkarten. Lotte shows Otti her collection of old postcards.

noun · B1

die Sammlung

[ˈzamlʊŋ]

collection

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Other Examples

  • In meiner Sammlung fehlt nur noch ein Teller mit dem Fernsehturm.

    My collection is only missing a plate with the TV tower on it.

  • Wie groß ist eure Sammlung von Schallplatten?

    How big is your record collection?

  • Das Museum zeigt Sammlungen aus der ganzen Welt.

    The museum shows collections from all over the world.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Sammlung. 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 Sammlung die Sammlungen
Accusative wen? was? die Sammlung die Sammlungen
Lotte fotografiert den Stuck im Treppenhaus für ihre Sammlung alter Ornamente. Lotte photographs the stucco in the stairwell for her collection of old ornaments.
Dative wem? der Sammlung den Sammlungen
Genitive wessen? der Sammlung der Sammlungen

How the Word Is Built

Samml root ung suffix

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

Word family

sammelnder Sammlerdie Sammlerin

In Otti's situations: Otti at the flea market

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