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Otti geht mit einer Mappe voller Zahlen in die Verhandlung. Otti goes into the negotiation with a folder full of figures.

noun · B2

die Verhandlung

[fɛɐ̯ˈhandlʊŋ]

negotiation, talks

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Verhandlung. 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 Verhandlung die Verhandlungen
Accusative wen? was? die Verhandlung die Verhandlungen
Dative wem? der Verhandlung den Verhandlungen
Bei der Verhandlung spielten beide Seiten mit offenen Karten, und so fand man schnell eine Lösung. In the negotiation both sides put their cards on the table, and so a solution was found quickly.
Genitive wessen? der Verhandlung der Verhandlungen

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix handl 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

In Otti's situations: Otti asks for a pay rise

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