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Die großen Windräder am Feldrand nutzen die Windkraft. The big wind turbines at the edge of the field use wind power.

noun · B2

die Windkraft

[ˈvɪntˌkʁaft]

wind power

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  • Glaubst du, dass Windkraft allein für ganz Berlin reichen würde?

    Do you think wind power alone would be enough for all of Berlin?

  • Wir beziehen unseren Strom zu hundert Prozent aus Windkraft.

    We get one hundred per cent of our electricity from wind power.

  • An der Nordsee hat Emil zum ersten Mal gesehen, wie viel Windkraft dort genutzt wird.

    At the North Sea, Emil saw for the first time how much wind power is used there.

    The tinted words form a set phrase: Wie viel?

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Windkraft
Accusative wen? was? die Windkraft
Dative wem? der Windkraft
Genitive wessen? der Windkraft

How the Word Is Built

Wind root kraft root

A compound: der Wind + die Kraft

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Winddie Kraftdas Windraddas Kraftwerk

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