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die Dauer

B1

duration

English meaning
duration
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Dauern
Vocabulary package
Duration & Periods

Dauer in a sentence

Sie können das Buch für die Dauer behalten.

You can keep the book for the duration.

Declension of die Dauer

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Dauerdie Dauern
Accusativedie Dauerdie Dauern
Dativeder Dauerden Dauern
Genitiveder Dauerder Dauern

Word family

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Where Dauer comes from

Ableitung des Substantivs vom Stamm des Verbs dauern durch Konversion :belegt seit dem mittelhochdeutschen „dūr“

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Questions about Dauer

Is it der, die or das Dauer?

It is die Dauer — Dauer is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Dauern.

What is the plural of Dauer?

The plural of die Dauer is die Dauern.

What is the genitive of Dauer?

The genitive singular is der Dauer. The dative plural is den Dauern.

What does Dauer mean in English?

die Dauer means "duration". For example: "Sie können das Buch für die Dauer behalten." — "You can keep the book for the duration."

What level is Dauer in German?

Dauer is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the duration & periods vocabulary.

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