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Umwelt: environment — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryUmwelt

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel B1

Umwelt

environment

the natural environment and the conditions in which people, animals, and plants live

IPA/ˈʊmˌvɛlt/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

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Meaning 1neutral · 86%

the natural environment and the conditions in which people, animals, and plants live

Natural examples

Weniger Plastik ist besser für die Umwelt.

Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel belasten die Umwelt meist weniger als Autos.

Unsere Klasse macht ein Projekt zum Schutz der Umwelt.

Usage note

Common combinations are die Umwelt schützen, die Umwelt belasten, umweltfreundlich and Umweltschutz.

Mini-lesson: Protecting the environment

Umwelt — environment — Umwelt: environment

A very common phrase is die Umwelt schützen = protect the environment.

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What does die Umwelt mean?

Form and grammar

lemma: Umwelt
article: die
Gender: feminine
singular: Umwelt
plural: Umwelten
plural status: regular
genitive: der Umwelt
countability: both

In the ecological sense, Umwelt usually appears in the singular and means the natural environment. The plural Umwelten exists but is much less common in this meaning.

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