Noun
die Bestattung
Pronunciation: [bəˈʃtatʊŋ]
funeral (ceremony in honor of a deceased person)
C2
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plural Bestattungen
Meanings
Noun
- funeral (ceremony in honor of a deceased person)
Example sentence
Ich habe seiner Bestattung beigewohnt.
I attended his funeral.
Word forms
singular
die Bestattung
plural
die Bestattungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Bestattung
Accusativedie Bestattung
Dativeder Bestattung
Genitiveder Bestattung
Plural
Nominativedie Bestattungen
Accusativedie Bestattungen
Dativeden Bestattungen
Genitiveder Bestattungen
Usage
- an einer Bestattung teilnehmen — Attend a burial or funeral; an takes dative.
- Bestattung / Beisetzung — Both concern laying a deceased person to rest; Bestattung can include the arrangements.
Zur Bestattung kamen Freunde aus vielen verschiedenen Städten.
Friends came from many different cities for the funeral.