die Wahrnehmung

B2

perception / awareness

English meaning
perception / awareness
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Wahrnehmungen
Vocabulary package
Senses & Perception

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Wahrnehmung in a sentence

Unsere Wahrnehmung der Realität ist subjektiv.

Our perception of reality is subjective.

Declension of die Wahrnehmung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Wahrnehmungdie Wahrnehmungen
Accusativedie Wahrnehmungdie Wahrnehmungen
Dativeder Wahrnehmungden Wahrnehmungen
Genitiveder Wahrnehmungder Wahrnehmungen

Word family

die Wahrnehmung is built from wahr (true, real). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Wahrnehmung comes from

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

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Questions about Wahrnehmung

Is it der, die or das Wahrnehmung?

It is die Wahrnehmung — Wahrnehmung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Wahrnehmungen.

What is the plural of Wahrnehmung?

The plural of die Wahrnehmung is die Wahrnehmungen.

What is the genitive of Wahrnehmung?

The genitive singular is der Wahrnehmung. The dative plural is den Wahrnehmungen.

What does Wahrnehmung mean in English?

die Wahrnehmung means "perception / awareness". For example: "Unsere Wahrnehmung der Realität ist subjektiv." — "Our perception of reality is subjective."

What level is Wahrnehmung in German?

Wahrnehmung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the senses & perception vocabulary.

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