Noun
die Schilderung
description, portrayal, depiction
C1
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plural Schilderungen
Meanings
Noun
- description, portrayal, depiction
- narrative
Example sentence
Seine Schilderung des Unfalls war erstaunlich genau.
His description of the accident was astonishingly precise.
Word forms
singular
die Schilderung
plural
die Schilderungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schilderung
Accusativedie Schilderung
Dativeder Schilderung
Genitiveder Schilderung
Plural
Nominativedie Schilderungen
Accusativedie Schilderungen
Dativeden Schilderungen
Genitiveder Schilderungen
Usage
- eine anschauliche Schilderung — a vivid description or account
- etwas schildern — describe something; the related verb takes a direct object
Ihre Schilderung der Reise ließ die fremde Stadt lebendig werden.
Her account of the journey brought the unfamiliar city to life.