die Wachablösung

B2

a changing of the guard

English meaning
a changing of the guard
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Wachablösungen
Vocabulary package
Sightseeing & Landmarks

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Wachablösung in a sentence

Die Wachablösung am Palast ist ein Spektakel.

The changing of the guard at the palace is a spectacle.

Declension of die Wachablösung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Wachablösungdie Wachablösungen
Accusativedie Wachablösungdie Wachablösungen
Dativeder Wachablösungden Wachablösungen
Genitiveder Wachablösungder Wachablösungen

Word family

die Wachablösung is built from die Lösung (solution) and wach (awake). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Wachablösung comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Substantivs Wache und Ablösung

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Questions about Wachablösung

Is it der, die or das Wachablösung?

It is die Wachablösung — Wachablösung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Wachablösungen.

What is the plural of Wachablösung?

The plural of die Wachablösung is die Wachablösungen.

What is the genitive of Wachablösung?

The genitive singular is der Wachablösung. The dative plural is den Wachablösungen.

What does Wachablösung mean in English?

die Wachablösung means "a changing of the guard". For example: "Die Wachablösung am Palast ist ein Spektakel." — "The changing of the guard at the palace is a spectacle."

What level is Wachablösung in German?

Wachablösung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the sightseeing & landmarks vocabulary.

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