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Bruno steht vor der vollen Mülltonne und schimpft über die Verschwendung. Bruno stands in front of the full bin and grumbles about the waste.

noun · B2

die Verschwendung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndʊŋ]

waste, wastefulness

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Verschwendung
Accusative wen? was? die Verschwendung
Wir wollen gemeinsam etwas gegen die Verschwendung tun. We want to do something about the waste together.
Dative wem? der Verschwendung
Genitive wessen? der Verschwendung

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix schwend 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

verschwendenverschwenderisch

In Otti's situations: Bruno saves food from the bin

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