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Frida bittet die Nachbarn beim Kochen um Unterstützung. Frida asks the neighbours for support with the cooking.

noun · B1

die Unterstützung

[ʊntɐˈʃtʏt͡sʊŋ]

support, help

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Synonyms
die Hilfe

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Unterstützung
Accusative wen? was? die Unterstützung
Dative wem? der Unterstützung
Mit der Unterstützung der Nachbarn konnte das Café neue Tische kaufen. With the neighbours' support, the café was able to buy new tables.
Genitive wessen? der Unterstützung

How the Word Is Built

Unter prefix stütz root ung suffix

unter-
under: unterschreiben (to sign, literally "to write under" a text).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

unterstützenstützen

In Otti's situations: Frida volunteers

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