die Kettenreaktion

B2

chain reaction

English meaning
chain reaction
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Kettenreaktionen
Vocabulary package
Science & Research

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Kettenreaktion in a sentence

Eine Kettenreaktion führte zu einer Explosion.

A chain reaction led to an explosion.

Declension of die Kettenreaktion

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Kettenreaktiondie Kettenreaktionen
Accusativedie Kettenreaktiondie Kettenreaktionen
Dativeder Kettenreaktionden Kettenreaktionen
Genitiveder Kettenreaktionder Kettenreaktionen

Word family

die Kettenreaktion is built from die Reaktion (reaction), die Aktion (action/sale) and die Kette (chain, necklace). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Kettenreaktion comes from

Das Wort ist seit dem 20. Jahrhundert belegt. :Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Kette und Reaktion sowie dem Fugenelement -n

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Questions about Kettenreaktion

Is it der, die or das Kettenreaktion?

It is die Kettenreaktion — Kettenreaktion is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Kettenreaktionen.

What is the plural of Kettenreaktion?

The plural of die Kettenreaktion is die Kettenreaktionen.

What is the genitive of Kettenreaktion?

The genitive singular is der Kettenreaktion. The dative plural is den Kettenreaktionen.

What does Kettenreaktion mean in English?

die Kettenreaktion means "chain reaction". For example: "Eine Kettenreaktion führte zu einer Explosion." — "A chain reaction led to an explosion."

What level is Kettenreaktion in German?

Kettenreaktion is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the science & research vocabulary.

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