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Mit großer Sorgfalt prüft Otti jedes Wort, bevor er das Zeugnis unterschreibt. Otti checks every word with great care before he signs the reference.

noun · C1

die Sorgfalt

[ˈzɔʁkfalt]

care, diligence, thoroughness

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Sorgfalt
Accusative wen? was? die Sorgfalt
Dative wem? der Sorgfalt
Lotte sortiert ihre Notizen mit einer Sorgfalt, über die Bruno nur staunen kann. Lotte sorts her notes with a care that Bruno can only marvel at.
Genitive wessen? der Sorgfalt

How the Word Is Built

Sorg root falt root

A compound: Sorg + die Falt

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

sorgfältigdie Sorgesorgen

In Otti's situations: Otti writes a reference letter

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