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Die Verpackung ist viel größer als der Käse. The packaging is much bigger than the cheese.

noun · A2

die Verpackung

[fɛɐ̯ˈpakʊŋ]

packaging, wrapping

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Other Examples

  • Ich kaufe Gemüse ohne Verpackung auf dem Markt.

    I buy vegetables without packaging at the market.

  • Werft ihr die Verpackungen in die gelbe Tonne?

    Do you put the packaging in the yellow bin?

  • Bruno öffnet die Verpackung mit den Zähnen.

    Bruno opens the packaging with his teeth.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Verpackung. 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 Verpackung die Verpackungen
Die Verpackung ist viel größer als der Käse. The packaging is much bigger than the cheese.
Accusative wen? was? die Verpackung die Verpackungen
Dative wem? der Verpackung den Verpackungen
Genitive wessen? der Verpackung der Verpackungen

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix pack 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

verpackenpackenauspackeneinpackendas Paket

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