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The article for

Verringerung

die Verringerung

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

Plural
die Verringerungen
English
reduction, decrease, lessening

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Why is it die Verringerung?

Verringerung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ung
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] action to make a little less or smaller

[1] Handlung, etwas weniger oder kleiner zu machen

[2] Event when a little less or smaller becomes

[2] Ereignis, wenn etwas weniger oder kleiner wird

Examples

[1] The population expects a reduction in taxes

[1] Die Bevölkerung erwartet eine Verringerung der Steuern.

[1] "Democratic modernization The reduction of social inequality was considered two sides of a medalee" [1]

[1] „Demokratische Modernisierung die Verringerung sozialer Ungleichheit galten als zwei Seiten einer Medaille.“[1]
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[2] A reduction of the energy expenditure Festival was placed

[2] Man stellte eine Verringerung des Energieaufwandes fest.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Verringerung die Verringerungen
Genitiv der Verringerung der Verringerungen
Dativ der Verringerung den Verringerungen
Akkusativ die Verringerung die Verringerungen

Pronunciation

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