die Vorstellung

B1

performance, idea

English meaning
performance, idea
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Vorstellungen
Vocabulary package
Theatre & Performance

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Vorstellung in a sentence

Wann läuft der Film? – Die nächste Vorstellung ist um 15 Uhr.

When is the film showing? – The next performance is at 3 p.m.

Declension of die Vorstellung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Vorstellungdie Vorstellungen
Accusativedie Vorstellungdie Vorstellungen
Dativeder Vorstellungden Vorstellungen
Genitiveder Vorstellungder Vorstellungen

Word family

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

Words built on Vorstellung:

Where Vorstellung comes from

Das Wort ist seit der Zeit um 1600 belegt. :Ableitung des Substantivs zum Verb vorstellen mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -ung

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Questions about Vorstellung

Is it der, die or das Vorstellung?

It is die Vorstellung — Vorstellung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Vorstellungen.

What is the plural of Vorstellung?

The plural of die Vorstellung is die Vorstellungen.

What is the genitive of Vorstellung?

The genitive singular is der Vorstellung. The dative plural is den Vorstellungen.

What does Vorstellung mean in English?

die Vorstellung means "performance, idea". For example: "Wann läuft der Film? – Die nächste Vorstellung ist um 15 Uhr." — "When is the film showing? – The next performance is at 3 p.m."

What level is Vorstellung in German?

Vorstellung is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the theatre & performance vocabulary.

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