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Frau Hilde liest jeden Morgen die Zeitung. Frau Hilde reads the newspaper every morning.

noun · A1

die Zeitung

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ]

newspaper, paper

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Zeitung. 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 Zeitung die Zeitungen
Die Zeitung mit Kalles Foto erscheint heute. The newspaper with Kalle's photo comes out today.
Accusative wen? was? die Zeitung die Zeitungen
Ich kündige mein Abo für die Zeitung. I'm cancelling my newspaper subscription.
Dative wem? der Zeitung den Zeitungen
Im Kurs übersetzen wir kurze Texte aus der Zeitung. In the course we translate short texts from the newspaper.
Genitive wessen? der Zeitung der Zeitungen

How the Word Is Built

Zeit root ung suffix

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

Word family

die Tageszeitungdie Wochenzeitungdie Zeitschrift

In Otti's situations: The friends plan the weekend, Kalle reads the newspaper

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