Why is it das Staunen?
Staunen is the verb staunen used as a noun, and verbs used as nouns are always neuter: das Staunen.
More verbs used as nouns das
Meaning
[1] SUT, which is expressed in word and especially in gestures and facial expressions
[1] Verwunderung, die in Wort und besonders in Gestik und Mimik ausgedrückt wirdExamples
[1] "After the reading, which was marveled at by pre -paving people and also some mockery, Pearse and other leaders went to the main post office, brought it into their violence and set up their headquarters there"
[1] „Nach der Verlesung, die von vorbeigehenden Menschen mit Staunen und auch etwas Hohn bedacht wurde, begaben sich Pearse und weitere Anführer in das Hauptpostamt, brachten es in ihre Gewalt und richteten dort ihr Hauptquartier ein.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Staunen | — |
| Genitiv | des Staunens | — |
| Dativ | dem Staunen | — |
| Akkusativ | das Staunen | — |
Pronunciation
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