Situation

Situation

See also: situation

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from French situation.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [zitʊ̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -oːn
    • Hyphenation: Si‧tu‧a‧ti‧on

    Noun

    Situation f (genitive Situation, plural Situationen)

    1. situation, circumstances
      Synonyms: Lage, Umstände, Gegebenheiten
      Schade, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. ― It is a pity that such a situation has occurred.
    2. setting (background, atmosphere)
      Synonyms: Hintergrund, Atmosphäre

    Declension

    Declension of Situation [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Situation die Situationen
    genitive einer der Situation der Situationen
    dative einer der Situation den Situationen
    accusative eine die Situation die Situationen
    • Alltagssituation, Arbeitsmarktsituation, Ausgangssituation, Ausnahmesituation, Extremsituation, Krisensituation, Notfallsituation, Verkehrssituation, Versorgungssituation, Wettersituation
    • Situationsanalyse, situationsbedingt, Situationsbericht, Situationsbeschreibung, Situationskomik

    Further reading

    • “Situation” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Situation”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Situation” in Duden online
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