die Deportation

B2

deportation / forced expulsion

English meaning
deportation / forced expulsion
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Deportationen
Vocabulary package
Passport, Border & Customs

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Deportation in a sentence

Die Deportation war eine tragische Folge des Krieges.

The deportation was a tragic consequence of the war.

Declension of die Deportation

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Deportationdie Deportationen
Accusativedie Deportationdie Deportationen
Dativeder Deportationden Deportationen
Genitiveder Deportationder Deportationen

Where Deportation comes from

im 16. Jahrhundert von lateinisch deportatio entlehnt; bestehend aus dem lateinischen Präfix de-, dem Stamm des lateinischen Verbs portare und dem deutschen Derivatem (Suffix) -ation; deutsches Fremdwort dazu: deportieren

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Questions about Deportation

Is it der, die or das Deportation?

It is die Deportation — Deportation is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Deportationen.

What is the plural of Deportation?

The plural of die Deportation is die Deportationen.

What is the genitive of Deportation?

The genitive singular is der Deportation. The dative plural is den Deportationen.

What does Deportation mean in English?

die Deportation means "deportation / forced expulsion". For example: "Die Deportation war eine tragische Folge des Krieges." — "The deportation was a tragic consequence of the war."

What level is Deportation in German?

Deportation is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the passport, border & customs vocabulary.

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