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Other Examples
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Wir haben die Vorlesung verpasst, weil die U-Bahn Verspätung hatte.
We missed the lecture because the U-Bahn was late.
The tinted words form a set phrase: Verspätung haben
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Viele Vorlesungen werden inzwischen aufgenommen und online gestellt.
Many lectures are now recorded and put online.
Grammar
- Plural
- die Vorlesungen In the plural the article is always "die".
Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Vorlesung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules
Declension
The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.
| Case | Singular | Plural | Example |
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| Nominative wer? was? | die Vorlesung | die Vorlesungen | |
| Accusative wen? was? | die Vorlesung | die Vorlesungen | |
| Dative wem? | der Vorlesung | den Vorlesungen | |
| Genitive wessen? | der Vorlesung | der Vorlesungen |
Während der Vorlesung schreibt Otti so schnell mit, dass ihm fast der Stift aus der Hand fällt.
During the lecture Otti takes notes so fast that his pen almost slips out of his hand.
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How the Word Is Built
Vor prefix les 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
In Otti's situations: Lotte prepares for her exams, Otti takes the C1 exam
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