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Emil ärgert sich über die hohen Versandkosten. Emil is annoyed about the high shipping costs.

noun · B1

die Versandkosten (pl.)

[fɛɐ̯ˈzantˌkɔstn̩]

shipping costs, delivery charges

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Grammar

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

Declension

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

Case Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Versandkosten
Accusative wen? was? die Versandkosten
Dative wem? den Versandkosten
Genitive wessen? der Versandkosten

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix sand root kost root en ending

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).
-en
the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

A compound: der Versand + die Kosten

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Bruno shops online

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