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die Tugend

B2

virtue

English meaning
virtue
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Tugenden
Vocabulary package
Positive Character Traits

Tugend in a sentence

Die Tugend der Ehrlichkeit war ihm wichtig.

The virtue of honesty was important to him.

Declension of die Tugend

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Tugenddie Tugenden
Accusativedie Tugenddie Tugenden
Dativeder Tugendden Tugenden
Genitiveder Tugendder Tugenden

Where Tugend comes from

mittelhochdeutsch „tugend, tugende“, althochdeutsch „tugund(i), tuged“, germanisch *„dugunþi-“ „Tugend“. Das Wort wurde schon früh an taugen angelehnt und ist seit dem 9. Jahrhundert belegt.

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Questions about Tugend

Is it der, die or das Tugend?

It is die Tugend — Tugend is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Tugenden.

What is the plural of Tugend?

The plural of die Tugend is die Tugenden.

What is the genitive of Tugend?

The genitive singular is der Tugend. The dative plural is den Tugenden.

What does Tugend mean in English?

die Tugend means "virtue". For example: "Die Tugend der Ehrlichkeit war ihm wichtig." — "The virtue of honesty was important to him."

What level is Tugend in German?

Tugend is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the positive character traits vocabulary.

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