Vokabahn

Besorgnis

Vokabahn
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Noun

die Besorgnis

Pronunciation: /bəˈzɔʁknɪs/

worry, concern, anxiety

C1 rank #8,820 plural Besorgnisse

Meanings

Noun
  1. worry, concern, anxiety

Example sentence

Die Lage gibt Anlass zu großer Besorgnis.

The situation gives cause for great concern.

Word forms

singular die Besorgnis
plural die Besorgnisse

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Besorgnis
Accusativedie Besorgnis
Dativeder Besorgnis
Genitiveder Besorgnis

Plural

Nominativedie Besorgnisse
Accusativedie Besorgnisse
Dativeden Besorgnissen
Genitiveder Besorgnisse

Usage

  • mit Besorgnis — with concern; names the attitude
  • Besorgnis / Besorgung — worry / an errand or obtaining something; easily confused nouns
Extra sentence

Mit wachsender Besorgnis beobachteten wir die dunklen Wolken.

With growing concern, we watched the dark clouds.