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The article for

Fusion

die Fusion

Fusion is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Fusionen
English
merger

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Why is it die Fusion?

Fusion ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ion
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Merging of objects

[1] Verschmelzung von Gegenständen

[2] Economy, law: the fusion of companies

[2] Wirtschaft, Recht: Die Verschmelzung von Unternehmen

[3] Linguistics: Term for the particularly close fusion of the flexion form with the word stem

[3] Linguistik: Begriff für die besonders enge Verschmelzung der Flexionsform mit dem Wortstamm

Examples

[1] Above all, the merger of light hydrogen nuclei creates energy in the sun

[1] Vor allem die Fusion von leichten Wasserstoffkernen erzeugt in der Sonne Energie.

[2] The cross -border merger of Daimler and Chrysler caused a sensation worldwide and did not achieve unrestricted consent to the shareholders

[2] Die grenzüberschreitende Fusion von Daimler und Chrysler sorgte weltweit für Aufsehen und erlangte bei den Aktionären keine uneingeschränkte Zustimmung.
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[3] Forms we "pull" - "draw" also show the grammatical process of the fusion as well as "good" - "Bess" era

[3] Formen wir "ziehen" - "zogen" zeigen ebenso das grammatische Verfahren der Fusion wie etwa "gut" - "bess-"er.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Fusion die Fusionen
Genitiv der Fusion der Fusionen
Dativ der Fusion den Fusionen
Akkusativ die Fusion die Fusionen

Pronunciation

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