Why is it die Spaltung?
Spaltung 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
Examples
[1] Some were afraid of splitting the SPDE
[1] Manche hatten Angst vor einer Spaltung der SPD.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Spaltung | die Spaltungen |
| Genitiv | der Spaltung | der Spaltungen |
| Dativ | der Spaltung | den Spaltungen |
| Akkusativ | die Spaltung | die Spaltungen |
Pronunciation
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