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Auf Lottes Handy läuft Werbung für Nüsse. An advert for nuts is playing on Lotte's phone.

noun · A2

die Werbung

[ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]

advertising, adverts

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Other Examples

  • Ich finde die Werbung im Fernsehen zu laut.

    I find the adverts on TV too loud.

  • Warum gibt es in deiner App so viel Werbung?

    Why is there so much advertising in your app?

  • Frida wirft die Werbung aus dem Briefkasten in den Müll.

    Frida throws the adverts from the letterbox into the bin.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Werbung. 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 Werbung die Werbungen
Accusative wen? was? die Werbung die Werbungen
Als Geschäftspartnerin bin ich für die Werbung zuständig. As a business partner, I'm in charge of the advertising.
Dative wem? der Werbung den Werbungen
Wir sammeln Doppeldeutigkeiten aus der Werbung und lachen gemeinsam darüber. We collect double meanings from adverts and laugh about them together.
Genitive wessen? der Werbung der Werbungen

How the Word Is Built

Werb root ung suffix

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

Word family

werbendie Werbepauseder Werbespot

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