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die Sicherung

B2

backup / securing

English meaning
backup / securing
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Sicherungen
Vocabulary package
Computers & Software

Sicherung in a sentence

Die Sicherung schützt deine Dateien.

The backup protects your files.

Declension of die Sicherung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Sicherungdie Sicherungen
Accusativedie Sicherungdie Sicherungen
Dativeder Sicherungden Sicherungen
Genitiveder Sicherungder Sicherungen

Word family

die Sicherung is built from sicher (safe; certain). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where Sicherung comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch sicherunge :strukturell: Ableitung zum Stamm des Verbs sichern mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -ung

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Questions about Sicherung

Is it der, die or das Sicherung?

It is die Sicherung — Sicherung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Sicherungen.

What is the plural of Sicherung?

The plural of die Sicherung is die Sicherungen.

What is the genitive of Sicherung?

The genitive singular is der Sicherung. The dative plural is den Sicherungen.

What does Sicherung mean in English?

die Sicherung means "backup / securing". For example: "Die Sicherung schützt deine Dateien." — "The backup protects your files."

What level is Sicherung in German?

Sicherung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the computers & software vocabulary.

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