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Die Verlobung wird mit einem großen Picknick im Park gefeiert. The engagement is celebrated with a big picnic in the park.

noun · B2

die Verlobung

[fɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]

engagement

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Other Examples

  • Willst du die Fotos von der Verlobung sehen?

    Do you want to see the photos from the engagement?

  • Wir gratulieren euch herzlich zur Verlobung!

    Congratulations on your engagement!

  • Seit der Verlobung redet Emils Cousine nur noch über Tischdekoration.

    Since the engagement, Emil's cousin talks about nothing but table decorations.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Verlobung. 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 Verlobung die Verlobungen
Die Verlobung wird mit einem großen Picknick im Park gefeiert. The engagement is celebrated with a big picnic in the park.
Accusative wen? was? die Verlobung die Verlobungen
Dative wem? der Verlobung den Verlobungen
Willst du die Fotos von der Verlobung sehen? Do you want to see the photos from the engagement?
Genitive wessen? der Verlobung der Verlobungen

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix lob 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

verlobenverlobtder Verlobte

In Otti's situations: Emil is best man at a wedding

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