Noun
die Bemühung
Pronunciation: /ˌbəˈmyːʊŋ/
effort; endeavor
C2
rank #12,033
plural Bemühungen
Meanings
Noun
- effort; endeavor
Example sentence
Alle meine Bemühungen sind nichts, verglichen mit den deinen.
All my efforts are nothing compared to yours.
Word forms
singular
die Bemühung
plural
die Bemühungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Bemühung
Accusativedie Bemühung
Dativeder Bemühung
Genitiveder Bemühung
Plural
Nominativedie Bemühungen
Accusativedie Bemühungen
Dativeden Bemühungen
Genitiveder Bemühungen
Usage
- sich um etwas bemühen — Make an effort to achieve something; the related verb takes um with accusative.
- trotz aller Bemühungen — Despite every effort; a common plural expression.
Seine Bemühungen um eine Einigung blieben zunächst erfolglos.
His efforts to reach an agreement initially remained unsuccessful.