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Jeden Monat zahlt Otti 180 Euro Vorauszahlung für Heizung und Wasser. Every month Otti pays 180 euros in advance for heating and water.

noun · B1

die Vorauszahlung

[ˈfoːɐ̯aʊ̯sˌt͡saːlʊŋ]

advance payment, prepayment

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Other Examples

  • Ab Dezember steigt die monatliche Vorauszahlung um 25 Euro.

    From December the monthly advance payment goes up by 25 euros.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Vorauszahlung. 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 Vorauszahlung die Vorauszahlungen
Accusative wen? was? die Vorauszahlung die Vorauszahlungen
Dative wem? der Vorauszahlung den Vorauszahlungen
Genitive wessen? der Vorauszahlung der Vorauszahlungen

How the Word Is Built

Voraus prefix zahl root ung suffix

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

zahlendie Zahlung

In Otti's situations: Otti signs the rental contract

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