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Zuneigung

die Zuneigung

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

Plural
die Zuneigungen
English
affection
Level
B2

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Why is it die Zuneigung?

Zuneigung 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] Plural rare: feeling of friendship, love for someone

[1] Plural selten: Gefühl der Freundschaft, Liebe für jemanden

Examples

[1] His stamina has first respected him and now even affection

[1] Sein Stehvermögen hat ihm erst Respekt und jetzt sogar Zuneigung eingebracht.

[1] "You have to pay this affection much too high if you are not an object of your passion"

[1] „Man muß diese Zuneigung viel zu hoch bezahlen, wenn man nicht gerade ein Objekt ihrer Leidenschaft ist.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "This is exactly how you looked like you were lucky enough to get Vals affection"

[1] „Genau so sah man aus, wenn man das Glück hatte, Vals Zuneigung geschenkt zu bekommen.“

[1] "There was no space for passionate affection"

[1] „Da war für leidenschaftliche Zuneigung kein Platz.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Zuneigung die Zuneigungen
Genitiv der Zuneigung der Zuneigungen
Dativ der Zuneigung den Zuneigungen
Akkusativ die Zuneigung die Zuneigungen

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