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die Verteidigung

defence

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Plural: die VerteidigungenGender: Feminine

This noun has a feminine derivational suffix. Learn it with die.

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die Verteidigungthe defenceGender connection · 0% · practice ↗

nominative

die Verteidigungthe defenceNew · practice this form ↗sieit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

die Verteidigungthe defenceNew · practice this form ↗sieit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

der Verteidigungthe defenceNew · practice this form ↗ihrit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

Expand indefinite, possessive, and demonstrative forms

eine Verteidigunga / an defenceNew · practice this form ↗meine Verteidigungmy defenceNew · practice this form ↗diese Verteidigungthis defenceNew · practice this form ↗

eine Verteidigunga / an defenceNew · practice this form ↗meine Verteidigungmy defenceNew · practice this form ↗diese Verteidigungthis defenceNew · practice this form ↗

einer Verteidigunga / an defenceNew · practice this form ↗meiner Verteidigungmy defenceNew · practice this form ↗dieser Verteidigungthis defenceNew · practice this form ↗

The four cases

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Verteidigungthe defence	die Verteidigungenthe defences
Accusative	die Verteidigungthe defence	die Verteidigungenthe defences
Dative	der Verteidigungthe defence	den Verteidigungenthe defences
Genitive	der Verteidigungof the defence	der Verteidigungenof the defences

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Grammatical pronouns: sie / sie / ihr.

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