Erwägung

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German

Etymology

erwägen +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːɡʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Er‧wä‧gung

Noun

Erwägung f (genitive Erwägung, plural Erwägungen)

  1. consideration
    etwas in Erwägung ziehen
    to take something into consideration

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Erwägung” in Duden online
  • “Erwägung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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