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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French situation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: Si‧tu‧ati‧on, Si‧tua‧ti‧on
Noun
Situation f (genitive Situation, plural Situationen)
- situation, circumstances
- Synonyms: Lage, Umstände, Gegebenheiten
- Schade, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. ― It is a pity that such a situation has occurred.
- setting (background, atmosphere)
- Synonyms: Hintergrund, Atmosphäre
Declension
- Alltagssituation, Arbeitsmarktsituation, Ausgangssituation, Ausnahmesituation, Extremsituation, Krisensituation, Notfallsituation, Verkehrssituation, Versorgungssituation, Wettersituation
- Situationsanalyse, situationsbedingt, Situationsbericht, Situationsbeschreibung, Situationskomik
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