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Wegen der anhaltenden Trockenheit gießt Kalle die jungen Buchen am Waldrand mit einer großen Kanne. Because of the long dry spell, Kalle waters the young beech trees at the edge of the forest with a big can.

noun · C1

die Trockenheit

[ˈtʁɔkn̩haɪ̯t]

dryness, drought, dry spell

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Synonyms
die Dürre

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Other Examples

  • Wir spüren die Trockenheit sogar im Hof: Der Rasen ist seit Juli braun.

    We can feel the dry weather even in the courtyard: the lawn has been brown since July.

  • Merkst du die Trockenheit auch an deinen Balkonpflanzen?

    Can you see the dry weather in your balcony plants too?

  • Bruno ärgert sich, dass die Trockenheit die Preise für Kartoffeln in die Höhe treibt.

    Bruno is annoyed that the dry weather is driving up the price of potatoes.

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Trockenheit
Accusative wen? was? die Trockenheit
Dative wem? der Trockenheit
Findest du es nicht leichtsinnig, bei dieser Trockenheit im Wald zu grillen? Don't you think it's reckless to have a barbecue in the forest when it's this dry?
Genitive wessen? der Trockenheit
Wegen der anhaltenden Trockenheit gießt Kalle die jungen Buchen am Waldrand mit einer großen Kanne. Because of the long dry spell, Kalle waters the young beech trees at the edge of the forest with a big can.

How the Word Is Built

Trocken root heit suffix

-heit
a noun from an adjective, always feminine: frei → die Freiheit (freedom).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the drought in Brandenburg

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