die Essstörung

B2

an eating disorder

English meaning
an eating disorder
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Essstörungen
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Essstörung in a sentence

Die Essstörung ist ein ernstes psychisches Problem.

Eating disorders are a serious psychological problem.

Declension of die Essstörung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Essstörungdie Essstörungen
Accusativedie Essstörungdie Essstörungen
Dativeder Essstörungden Essstörungen
Genitiveder Essstörungder Essstörungen

Word family

die Essstörung is built from die Störung (disruption, interference). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Essstörung comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs essen und dem Substantiv Störung

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Questions about Essstörung

Is it der, die or das Essstörung?

It is die Essstörung — Essstörung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Essstörungen.

What is the plural of Essstörung?

The plural of die Essstörung is die Essstörungen.

What is the genitive of Essstörung?

The genitive singular is der Essstörung. The dative plural is den Essstörungen.

What does Essstörung mean in English?

die Essstörung means "an eating disorder". For example: "Die Essstörung ist ein ernstes psychisches Problem." — "Eating disorders are a serious psychological problem."

What level is Essstörung in German?

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

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