die Errungenschaft

B2

achievement

English meaning
achievement
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Errungenschaften

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Errungenschaft in a sentence

Diese Errungenschaft macht uns stolz.

This achievement makes us proud.

Declension of die Errungenschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Errungenschaftdie Errungenschaften
Accusativedie Errungenschaftdie Errungenschaften
Dativeder Errungenschaftden Errungenschaften
Genitiveder Errungenschaftder Errungenschaften

Word family

die Errungenschaft is built from die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Errungenschaft comes from

Ableitung von errungen mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -schaft, belegt seit dem 16. Jahrhundert

Words that go with Errungenschaft

Questions about Errungenschaft

Is it der, die or das Errungenschaft?

It is die Errungenschaft — Errungenschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Errungenschaften.

What is the plural of Errungenschaft?

The plural of die Errungenschaft is die Errungenschaften.

What is the genitive of Errungenschaft?

The genitive singular is der Errungenschaft. The dative plural is den Errungenschaften.

What does Errungenschaft mean in English?

die Errungenschaft means "achievement". For example: "Diese Errungenschaft macht uns stolz." — "This achievement makes us proud."

What level is Errungenschaft in German?

Errungenschaft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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