Verständnis

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

verstehen +‎ -nis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛntnɪs/
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Noun

Verständnis n (strong, genitive Verständnisses, plural Verständnisse)

  1. understanding, comprehension
  2. sympathy
  3. appreciation
  4. insight

Declension

Declension of Verständnis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Verständnis die Verständnisse
genitive eines des Verständnisses der Verständnisse
dative einem dem Verständnis, Verständnisse1 den Verständnissen
accusative ein das Verständnis die Verständnisse

1Now rare, see notes.

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