Verwandlung
/fɛɐ̯ˈvandlʊŋ/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Verwandlungen
Meaning
Similar words
Verwandlung is more magical or complete, like a fairy-tale metamorphosis; Transformation is more structural, a general or organizational change.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
transformación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "transformation."
Portuguese
transformação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "transformation."
Practice
1 What does Verwandlung mean?
transformation
2 Fill the gap: Die ___ dauerte nur wenige Sekunden.
Full sentence: Die Verwandlung dauerte nur wenige Sekunden. (The transformation took only a few seconds.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verwandlung?
Verwandlung: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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