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Zur Vorbeugung gegen Brände legt Kalle mit anderen Freiwilligen einen breiten Sandstreifen am Waldrand an. To prevent fires, Kalle and other volunteers lay a wide strip of sand along the edge of the forest.

noun · C1

die Vorbeugung

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡʊŋ]

prevention

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Vorbeugung
Accusative wen? was? die Vorbeugung
Dative wem? der Vorbeugung
Trinkst du zur Vorbeugung gegen Erkältungen auch jeden Tag Ingwertee? Do you also drink ginger tea every day to ward off colds?
Genitive wessen? der Vorbeugung

How the Word Is Built

Vor prefix beug root ung suffix

vor-
before, in front: vorstellen (to introduce), vorbereiten (to prepare). Separable: Ich stelle mich vor.
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

vorbeugenbeugenvorbeugend

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the drought in Brandenburg

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