Vokabahn

Isolation

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Noun

die Isolation

isolation (act of isolating)

C1 rank #6,835 plural Isolationen

Meanings

Noun
  1. isolation (act of isolating)
  2. isolation (state of being isolated)

Example sentence

Keine Nation kann in völliger Isolation von anderen existieren.

No nation can exist in complete isolation from others.

Word forms

singular die Isolation
plural die Isolationen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Isolation
Accusativedie Isolation
Dativeder Isolation
Genitiveder Isolation

Plural

Nominativedie Isolationen
Accusativedie Isolationen
Dativeden Isolationen
Genitiveder Isolationen

Usage

  • in Isolation leben — live in isolation; no article needed in this abstract phrase
  • die Isolation von anderen — isolation from others; von takes dative
Extra sentence

Die lange Isolation von ihren Freunden fiel ihr schwer.

The long isolation from her friends was difficult for her.