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Emil zeichnet seinen Werdegang an die Bürowand: vom ersten Brief bis zum eigenen Kurierdienst. Emil draws his career on the office wall: from his first letter to his own courier service.

noun · C1

der Werdegang

[ˈveːɐ̯dəˌɡaŋ]

career, background

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Grammar

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

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Werdegang die Werdegänge
In meinem Lebenslauf wirkt mein Werdegang geradlinig, dabei war er voller Umwege. On my CV my career looks straightforward, yet it was full of detours.
Accusative wen? was? den Werdegang die Werdegänge
Emil zeichnet seinen Werdegang an die Bürowand: vom ersten Brief bis zum eigenen Kurierdienst. Emil draws his career on the office wall: from his first letter to his own courier service.
Dative wem? dem Werdegang den Werdegängen
Genitive wessen? des Werdegangs der Werdegänge

How the Word Is Built

Werd root e linking letter gang root

A compound: Werd + der Gang

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

werdender Ganggehen

In Otti's situations: Emil looks back on ten years as a courier

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