das Spannungsfeld

C1

an electric field / area of conflict

English meaning
an electric field / area of conflict
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Spannungsfelder
Vocabulary package
Conflict & Cooperation

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Spannungsfeld in a sentence

Das Spannungsfeld zwischen Tradition und Moderne ist komplex.

The area of conflict between tradition and modernity is complex.

Declension of das Spannungsfeld

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Spannungsfelddie Spannungsfelder
Accusativedas Spannungsfelddie Spannungsfelder
Dativedem Spannungsfeldden Spannungsfeldern
Genitivedes Spannungsfeldesder Spannungsfelder

Word family

das Spannungsfeld is built from die Spannung (voltage / tension / suspense) and das Feld (field). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Spannungsfeld comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Spannung und Feld mit dem Fugenelement -s

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Questions about Spannungsfeld

Is it der, die or das Spannungsfeld?

It is das Spannungsfeld — Spannungsfeld is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Spannungsfelder.

What is the plural of Spannungsfeld?

The plural of das Spannungsfeld is die Spannungsfelder.

What is the genitive of Spannungsfeld?

The genitive singular is des Spannungsfeldes. The dative plural is den Spannungsfeldern.

What does Spannungsfeld mean in English?

das Spannungsfeld means "an electric field / area of conflict". For example: "Das Spannungsfeld zwischen Tradition und Moderne ist komplex." — "The area of conflict between tradition and modernity is complex."

What level is Spannungsfeld in German?

Spannungsfeld is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the conflict & cooperation vocabulary.

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