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die Verführung

B2

seduction / temptation

English meaning
seduction / temptation
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Verführungen
Vocabulary package
Love & Affection

Verführung in a sentence

Die Verführung war zu stark zu widerstehen.

The temptation was too strong to resist.

Declension of die Verführung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Verführungdie Verführungen
Accusativedie Verführungdie Verführungen
Dativeder Verführungden Verführungen
Genitiveder Verführungder Verführungen

Word family

die Verführung is built from die Führung (tour, guidance). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Verführung comes from

Ableitung des Substantivs vom Stamm des Verbs verführen mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -ung

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Questions about Verführung

Is it der, die or das Verführung?

It is die Verführung — Verführung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Verführungen.

What is the plural of Verführung?

The plural of die Verführung is die Verführungen.

What is the genitive of Verführung?

The genitive singular is der Verführung. The dative plural is den Verführungen.

What does Verführung mean in English?

die Verführung means "seduction / temptation". For example: "Die Verführung war zu stark zu widerstehen." — "The temptation was too strong to resist."

What level is Verführung in German?

Verführung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the love & affection vocabulary.

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