Why is it die Heizung?
Heizung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ungMeaning
Examples
[1] The caretaker should finally repair the heating in the hallway
[1] Der Hausmeister soll endlich die Heizung im Flur reparieren.
[1] We have built in adjustable ceiling spotlights for heating
[1] Als Heizung haben wir regulierbare Deckenstrahler eingebaut.
More source examples (5)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "I turned the heating on full ." [2]
[1] „Ich drehte die Heizung voll auf.“[2]
[1] Heating a large room consumes a lot of electricity.
[1] Die Heizung eines großen Raumes verbraucht viel Strom.
[1] "The heating still does not work." [3]
[1] „Die Heizung geht immer noch nicht.“[3]
[1] "I closed the door again, slipped out of my underpants, pantyhose and skirt, washed the blood out as best I could, and hung the things on the heater, which, as always in Iran, was fully turned on" [4]
[1] „Ich schloss die Tür wieder, schlüpfte aus Unterhose, Strumpfhose und Rock, wusch das Blut raus, so gut es ging, und hängte die Sachen auf die Heizung, die wie immer im Iran voll aufgedreht war.“[4]
[2] The heating takes up a lot of time.
[2] Die Heizung nimmt viel Zeit in Anspruch.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Heizung | die Heizungen |
| Genitiv | der Heizung | der Heizungen |
| Dativ | der Heizung | den Heizungen |
| Akkusativ | die Heizung | die Heizungen |
Pronunciation
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