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Die Ärztin schaut sich Kalles Verletzung am Bein an. The doctor looks at Kalle's leg injury.

noun · A2

die Verletzung

[fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sʊŋ]

injury

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Verletzung. 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 Verletzung die Verletzungen
Accusative wen? was? die Verletzung die Verletzungen
Dative wem? der Verletzung den Verletzungen
Mit dieser Verletzung darfst du nicht Fußball spielen. With this injury you're not allowed to play football.
Genitive wessen? der Verletzung der Verletzungen

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix letz 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 visits Kalle in hospital, Frida goes to physiotherapy

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