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Emil bekommt am Gate kostenlose Verpflegung: ein Sandwich und eine Flasche Wasser. Emil gets free food at the gate: a sandwich and a bottle of water.

noun · B2

die Verpflegung

[fɛɐ̯ˈp͡fleːɡʊŋ]

food, meals, catering

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Other Examples

  • Ich frage am Schalter, ob es für die Wartezeit Verpflegung gibt.

    I ask at the desk whether there's any food for the waiting time.

  • Habt ihr für die lange Zugfahrt genug Verpflegung dabei?

    Have you got enough food with you for the long train journey?

  • Kalle packt für die Wanderung immer zu viel Verpflegung ein.

    Kalle always packs too much food for a hike.

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Verpflegung
Accusative wen? was? die Verpflegung
Habt ihr die Belege für die Verpflegung schon eingereicht? Have you submitted the receipts for the meals yet?
Dative wem? der Verpflegung
Genitive wessen? der Verpflegung

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix pfleg 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

verpflegenpflegendie Pflege

In Otti's situations: Emil's flight is cancelled

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