die Verspätung

A2

delay

English meaning
delay
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Verspätungen
Vocabulary package
Train Travel

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Verspätung in a sentence

Unser Zug hat leider 15 Minuten Verspätung.

Our train unfortunately has a 15-minute delay.

Declension of die Verspätung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Verspätungdie Verspätungen
Accusativedie Verspätungdie Verspätungen
Dativeder Verspätungden Verspätungen
Genitiveder Verspätungder Verspätungen

Word family

die Verspätung is built from der Vers (verse/line of poetry). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Verspätung comes from

Ableitung vom Stamm des deutschen Verbs „sich verspäten“ mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -ung

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Questions about Verspätung

Is it der, die or das Verspätung?

It is die Verspätung — Verspätung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Verspätungen.

What is the plural of Verspätung?

The plural of die Verspätung is die Verspätungen.

What is the genitive of Verspätung?

The genitive singular is der Verspätung. The dative plural is den Verspätungen.

What does Verspätung mean in English?

die Verspätung means "delay". For example: "Unser Zug hat leider 15 Minuten Verspätung." — "Our train unfortunately has a 15-minute delay."

What level is Verspätung in German?

Verspätung is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the train travel vocabulary.

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