die Überzeugung

B1

conviction, belief

English meaning
conviction, belief
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Überzeugungen
Vocabulary package
Trust & Honesty

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Überzeugung in a sentence

Wie bist du zu dieser Überzeugung gekommen?

How did you come to this conviction?

Declension of die Überzeugung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Überzeugungdie Überzeugungen
Accusativedie Überzeugungdie Überzeugungen
Dativeder Überzeugungden Überzeugungen
Genitiveder Überzeugungder Überzeugungen

Word family

die Überzeugung is built from die Zeugung (conception) and über (over, across). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Überzeugung comes from

Ableitung von Stamm von überzeugen mit dem Ableitungsmorphem -ung

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Words that go with Überzeugung

Questions about Überzeugung

Is it der, die or das Überzeugung?

It is die Überzeugung — Überzeugung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Überzeugungen.

What is the plural of Überzeugung?

The plural of die Überzeugung is die Überzeugungen.

What is the genitive of Überzeugung?

The genitive singular is der Überzeugung. The dative plural is den Überzeugungen.

What does Überzeugung mean in English?

die Überzeugung means "conviction, belief". For example: "Wie bist du zu dieser Überzeugung gekommen?" — "How did you come to this conviction?"

What level is Überzeugung in German?

Überzeugung is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the trust & honesty vocabulary.

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