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Durch die Verdunstung über ihre Blätter kühlt die Platane die Luft spürbar ab. Through evaporation from its leaves, the plane tree noticeably cools the air.

noun · C1

die Verdunstung

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊnstʊŋ]

evaporation

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Other Examples

  • Ich unterschätze die Verdunstung jedes Mal: Nach einem Tag ist die Wasserschale der Vögel schon leer.

    I underestimate evaporation every time: after a single day, the birds' water bowl is already empty.

  • Mulcht ihr die Beete, damit die Verdunstung an heißen Tagen nicht zu stark wird?

    Do you mulch the beds so that evaporation doesn't get too strong on hot days?

  • Lotte erklärt, dass die Verdunstung eines einzigen großen Baums mehrere Klimaanlagen ersetzt.

    Lotte explains that the evaporation of one single large tree does the work of several air conditioners.

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Verdunstung
Accusative wen? was? die Verdunstung
Durch die Verdunstung über ihre Blätter kühlt die Platane die Luft spürbar ab. Through evaporation from its leaves, the plane tree noticeably cools the air.
Dative wem? der Verdunstung
Genitive wessen? der Verdunstung

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix dunst 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

verdunstender Dunst

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the trees of the city

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