Definition
A result that an action or event causes for a situation or group of people.
Translations
- English
- effect
- Français
- conséquence
- Türkçe
- etki
- Polski
- skutek
- Русский
- последствие
- Українська
- наслідок
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Auswirkung
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- Nature & Environment
effect
/diː ˈaʊ̯s.vɪʁ.kʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Auswirkungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryNature & Environment
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Eine Auswirkung kann sofort sichtbar sein.NominativSing.An effect can be immediately visible.
- Die Studie untersucht die Auswirkung der neuen Regelung.AkkusativSing.The study examines the impact of the new regulation.
- Wir müssen der Auswirkung des Klimawandels Rechnung tragen.DativSing.We must take the effects of climate change into account.
- Die Stärke der Auswirkung hängt von mehreren Faktoren ab.GenitivSing.The severity of the impact depends on several factors.
- Die Auswirkungen der Entscheidung sind noch unklar.NominativPlur.The effects of the decision are still unclear.
- Die Maßnahmen sollen negative Auswirkungen verhindern.AkkusativPlur.The measures are intended to prevent negative effects.
- Unternehmen müssen mit den Auswirkungen rechnen.DativPlur.Companies must reckon with the effects.
- Die Folgen der Auswirkungen zeigen sich erst später.GenitivPlur.The consequences of the effects only become apparent later.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Auswirkung/ˈaʊ̯s.vɪʁ.kʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Auswirkung/diː ˈaʊ̯s.vɪʁ.kʊŋ/
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Plural
Auswirkungen/ˈaʊ̯s.vɪʁ.kʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Auswirkung | die Auswirkungen |
| Akkusativ | die Auswirkung | die Auswirkungen |
| Dativ | der Auswirkung | den Auswirkungen |
| Genitiv | der Auswirkung | der Auswirkungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine unmittelbare Auswirkung
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymFolge — consequence
An Auswirkung is a Folge that particularly emphasizes the effect on a situation or group of people.
- Near-synonymKonsequenz
Konsequenz denotes a consequence of an event and is often used for logical or generally unavoidable outcomes.
- Semantically relatedUrsache — cause
Ursache and Auswirkung form two different sides of a causal relationship: the Ursache triggers the Auswirkung.
- Easily confused withEinfluss — influence
Einfluss denotes the effect or control exerted on a course of events, whereas Auswirkung usually refers to the concrete result of this effect.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- auswirk-Other
- -ungSuffix
„Auswirkung“ is derived from „auswirken“ with the suffix „-ung“ and denotes the result or consequence of an effect.
Word family
- wirken
- wirkungsvoll
- Auswirkungsanalyse