Noun
die Ermittlung
Pronunciation: /ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋ/
investigation, inquiry
B2
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plural Ermittlungen
Meanings
Noun
- investigation, inquiry
- determination, ascertaining
Example sentence
Wie verläuft die Ermittlung?
How is the investigation going?
Word forms
singular
die Ermittlung
plural
die Ermittlungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Ermittlung
Accusativedie Ermittlung
Dativeder Ermittlung
Genitiveder Ermittlung
Plural
Nominativedie Ermittlungen
Accusativedie Ermittlungen
Dativeden Ermittlungen
Genitiveder Ermittlungen
Usage
- Ermittlungen aufnehmen — The plural commonly describes starting an investigation.
- die Ermittlung eines Wertes — In another context, Ermittlung means determining a value.
Die Ermittlung der Ursache dauerte mehrere Tage.
Investigating the cause took several days.