Vokabahn

Sanierung

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Noun

die Sanierung

renovation; refurbishment

C2 rank #3,669 plural Sanierungen

Meanings

Noun
  1. renovation; refurbishment
  2. restructuring (of a company or its finances)
  3. remediation; clean-up (of polluted land)

Example sentence

Die Sanierung der Brücke dauert schon drei Jahre.

The renovation of the bridge has been going on for three years.

Word forms

singular die Sanierung
plural die Sanierungen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Sanierung
Accusativedie Sanierung
Dativeder Sanierung
Genitiveder Sanierung

Plural

Nominativedie Sanierungen
Accusativedie Sanierungen
Dativeden Sanierungen
Genitiveder Sanierungen

Usage

  • die Sanierung eines Gebäudes — the refurbishment of a building
  • sanieren / renovieren — both can concern renovation; sanieren often addresses deeper defects
Extra sentence

Während der Sanierung bleibt die Schule geschlossen.

The school remains closed during the refurbishment.