Befürchtung

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German

Etymology

befürchten +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈfʏʁçtʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Be‧fürch‧tung

Noun

Befürchtung f (genitive Befürchtung, plural Befürchtungen)

  1. apprehension, fear, misgiving
    Dies lässt die Befürchtung aufkommen, dass... ― This raises fears that...
    Unsere schlimmsten Befürchtungen sind eingetreten. ― Our worst fears have been realized.

Declension

Declension of Befürchtung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Befürchtung die Befürchtungen
genitive einer der Befürchtung der Befürchtungen
dative einer der Befürchtung den Befürchtungen
accusative eine die Befürchtung die Befürchtungen

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