Why is it die Lawinenwarnung?
Lawinenwarnung is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Warnung. So it’s die Lawinenwarnung.
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Meaning
Examples
[1] Avalanche warnings are unfortunately often not taken seriously
[1] Lawinenwarnungen werden leider oft nicht ernst genommen.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Lawinenwarnung | die Lawinenwarnungen |
| Genitiv | der Lawinenwarnung | der Lawinenwarnungen |
| Dativ | der Lawinenwarnung | den Lawinenwarnungen |
| Akkusativ | die Lawinenwarnung | die Lawinenwarnungen |
Pronunciation
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