die Lebenserwartung

B2

life expectancy

English meaning
life expectancy
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Life Stages & Ageing

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Lebenserwartung in a sentence

Die Lebenserwartung ist in diesem Land hoch.

Life expectancy is high in this country.

Declension of die Lebenserwartung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Lebenserwartung—
Accusativedie Lebenserwartung—
Dativeder Lebenserwartungden Lebenserwartungen
Genitiveder Lebenserwartung—

Word family

die Lebenserwartung is built from die Erwartung (expectation), die Wartung (maintenance) and leben (live, exist). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Lebenserwartung comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Leben und Erwartung sowie dem Fugenelement -s

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Questions about Lebenserwartung

Is it der, die or das Lebenserwartung?

It is die Lebenserwartung — Lebenserwartung is feminine.

What is the genitive of Lebenserwartung?

The genitive singular is der Lebenserwartung. The dative plural is den Lebenserwartungen.

What does Lebenserwartung mean in English?

die Lebenserwartung means "life expectancy". For example: "Die Lebenserwartung ist in diesem Land hoch." — "Life expectancy is high in this country."

What level is Lebenserwartung in German?

Lebenserwartung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the life stages & ageing vocabulary.

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