Noun
die Strömung
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtʁøːmʊŋ/
current, stream, flux, flow
C1
rank #6,387
plural Strömungen
Meanings
Noun
- current, stream, flux, flow
- movement (in politics, ideas, the arts, etc.)
Example sentence
Wir konnten nicht gegen die starke Strömung anrudern.
We couldn't row against the strong current.
Word forms
singular
die Strömung
plural
die Strömungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Strömung
Accusativedie Strömung
Dativeder Strömung
Genitiveder Strömung
Plural
Nominativedie Strömungen
Accusativedie Strömungen
Dativeden Strömungen
Genitiveder Strömungen
Usage
- gegen die Strömung schwimmen — Swim against the current.
- eine politische Strömung — In another use, a political current or movement.
Die starke Strömung trieb das leere Boot flussabwärts.
The strong current carried the empty boat downstream.