die Dysfunktion

B2

dysfunction

English meaning
dysfunction
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Dysfunktionen
Vocabulary package
Illness & Symptoms

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Dysfunktion in a sentence

Eine Dysfunktion der Leber ist ernst.

A dysfunction of the liver is serious.

Declension of die Dysfunktion

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Dysfunktiondie Dysfunktionen
Accusativedie Dysfunktiondie Dysfunktionen
Dativeder Dysfunktionden Dysfunktionen
Genitiveder Dysfunktionder Dysfunktionen

Where Dysfunktion comes from

Dem Wort liegen das griechische Präfix δυς „falsch, schlecht, auch negierend“ und lateinisch functio „Leistung, Durchführung“, beziehungsweise das gebundene Lexem dys- und das Substantiv Funktion zugrunde.

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Questions about Dysfunktion

Is it der, die or das Dysfunktion?

It is die Dysfunktion — Dysfunktion is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Dysfunktionen.

What is the plural of Dysfunktion?

The plural of die Dysfunktion is die Dysfunktionen.

What is the genitive of Dysfunktion?

The genitive singular is der Dysfunktion. The dative plural is den Dysfunktionen.

What does Dysfunktion mean in English?

die Dysfunktion means "dysfunction". For example: "Eine Dysfunktion der Leber ist ernst." — "A dysfunction of the liver is serious."

What level is Dysfunktion in German?

Dysfunktion is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the illness & symptoms vocabulary.

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