die Erleuchtung

B2

enlightenment / inspiration

English meaning
enlightenment / inspiration
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Erleuchtungen
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Philosophy & Ideas

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Erleuchtung in a sentence

Die Erleuchtung half ihm, seine Probleme zu verstehen.

Enlightenment helped him understand his problems.

Declension of die Erleuchtung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Erleuchtungdie Erleuchtungen
Accusativedie Erleuchtungdie Erleuchtungen
Dativeder Erleuchtungden Erleuchtungen
Genitiveder Erleuchtungder Erleuchtungen

Where Erleuchtung comes from

Von althochdeutsch arliuhtan „erleuchten“, mittelhochdeutsch erliuhtunge „Aufleuchten“, „Erleuchtung“; lateinisch illuminatio

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Questions about Erleuchtung

Is it der, die or das Erleuchtung?

It is die Erleuchtung — Erleuchtung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Erleuchtungen.

What is the plural of Erleuchtung?

The plural of die Erleuchtung is die Erleuchtungen.

What is the genitive of Erleuchtung?

The genitive singular is der Erleuchtung. The dative plural is den Erleuchtungen.

What does Erleuchtung mean in English?

die Erleuchtung means "enlightenment / inspiration". For example: "Die Erleuchtung half ihm, seine Probleme zu verstehen." — "Enlightenment helped him understand his problems."

What level is Erleuchtung in German?

Erleuchtung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the philosophy & ideas vocabulary.

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