die Unterstellung

C1

an insinuation

English meaning
an insinuation
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Unterstellungen
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Unterstellung in a sentence

Die Unterstellung, dass ich lüge, ist falsch.

The insinuation that I am lying is false.

Declension of die Unterstellung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Unterstellungdie Unterstellungen
Accusativedie Unterstellungdie Unterstellungen
Dativeder Unterstellungden Unterstellungen
Genitiveder Unterstellungder Unterstellungen

Word family

die Unterstellung is built from die Stellung (position / status / standing / place) and unter (under, below). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Unterstellung comes from

Ableitung des Substantivs vom Stamm des Verbs unterstellen (mit Hauptakzent auf dem zweiten e) mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -ung

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Questions about Unterstellung

Is it der, die or das Unterstellung?

It is die Unterstellung — Unterstellung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Unterstellungen.

What is the plural of Unterstellung?

The plural of die Unterstellung is die Unterstellungen.

What is the genitive of Unterstellung?

The genitive singular is der Unterstellung. The dative plural is den Unterstellungen.

What does Unterstellung mean in English?

die Unterstellung means "an insinuation". For example: "Die Unterstellung, dass ich lüge, ist falsch." — "The insinuation that I am lying is false."

What level is Unterstellung in German?

Unterstellung is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the speaking & talking vocabulary.

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