Why is it die Abkühlung?
Abkühlung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ung die
Meaning
[1] Sinking the temperature
[1] Absinken der Temperatur[2] lowering the temperature
[2] Absenken der TemperaturExamples
[1] Cooling in the evening often brings a welcome relaxation in summer
[1] Die Abkühlung am Abend bringt im Sommer oft eine willkommene Erholung.
[2] For the cooling of the food, the refrigerators are Gut
[2] Für die Abkühlung der Lebensmittel sind die Kühlschränke gut.
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[3] In your excitement, you would cool down
[3] Bei Deiner Aufgeregtheit täte Dir eine Abkühlung gut.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Abkühlung | die Abkühlungen |
| Genitiv | der Abkühlung | der Abkühlungen |
| Dativ | der Abkühlung | den Abkühlungen |
| Akkusativ | die Abkühlung | die Abkühlungen |
Pronunciation
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