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Otti bemerkt die Veränderung sofort: Der alte Kiosk ist weg. Otti notices the change at once: the old kiosk is gone.

noun · B1

die Veränderung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛndəʁʊŋ]

change

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Synonyms
der Wandel

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Other Examples

  • Frau Hilde hat in Berlin viele Veränderungen erlebt.

    Frau Hilde has seen a lot of changes in Berlin.

  • Große Veränderungen machen mir ein bisschen Angst.

    Big changes scare me a little.

  • Gefallen euch die Veränderungen in eurer Straße?

    Do you like the changes in your street?

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Veränderung. 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 Veränderung die Veränderungen
Accusative wen? was? die Veränderung die Veränderungen
Dative wem? der Veränderung den Veränderungen
Genitive wessen? der Veränderung der Veränderungen

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix änder root ung suffix

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

verändernänderndie Änderunganders

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde tells how Berlin changed

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