German Ends with -ung, But What Does It Mean?
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German Ends with -ung, But What Does It Mean?

🔗 Choose your language:Explore our German Teachers We see it everywhere in German. -ung. At the end of nouns like Rechnung, Bewegung, Übung, Entwicklung, Aussage, Erfahrung, Verbindung… and many more. But what exactly does -ung mean?And how does it compare to English? 🔸 -ung = a process, a result, or a concept In most cases, -ung nouns come from verbs.They express: In that way, they’re similar to English […]

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04.08.2025 3 min read

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