Noun
die Schwankung
Pronunciation: /ˈʃvaŋkʊŋ/
fluctuation
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plural Schwankungen
Meanings
Noun
- fluctuation
Example sentence
Wegen der Wirtschaftslage unterliegt das Budget Schwankungen.
Because of the economic situation, the budget is subject to fluctuations.
Word forms
singular
die Schwankung
plural
die Schwankungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schwankung
Accusativedie Schwankung
Dativeder Schwankung
Genitiveder Schwankung
Plural
Nominativedie Schwankungen
Accusativedie Schwankungen
Dativeden Schwankungen
Genitiveder Schwankungen
Usage
- starken Schwankungen unterliegen — Be subject to sharp fluctuations; unterliegen takes dative.
- Schwankung / gleichmäßiger Verlauf — Variation up and down versus a steady progression.
Die Messwerte zeigten im Tagesverlauf deutliche Schwankungen.
The readings showed marked fluctuations over the course of the day.