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Kalle sammelt im Grunewald Müll, denn Umweltschutz ist ihm wichtig. Kalle collects litter in the Grunewald, because protecting the environment matters to him.

noun · B1

der Umweltschutz

[ˈʊmvɛltˌʃʊt͡s]

environmental protection

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Other Examples

  • Ich interessiere mich schon seit der Schule für Umweltschutz.

    I've been interested in environmental protection since school.

  • Was tust du im Alltag für den Umweltschutz?

    What do you do for the environment in everyday life?

  • Wir zeigen den Kindern im Kiez, dass Umweltschutz Spaß machen kann.

    We show the children in the neighbourhood that protecting the environment can be fun.

    The tinted words form a set phrase: Spaß machen

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Umweltschutz
Accusative wen? was? den Umweltschutz
Was tust du im Alltag für den Umweltschutz? What do you do for the environment in everyday life?
Dative wem? dem Umweltschutz
Genitive wessen? des Umweltschutzes

How the Word Is Built

Um prefix welt root schutz root

A compound: die Umwelt + der Schutz

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Kalle cares about the climate

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