Noun
der Verzicht
renunciation, doing without (giving something up)
B2
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plural Verzichte
Meanings
Noun
- renunciation, doing without (giving something up)
- waiver, relinquishment
- abstention
- sacrifice
Example sentence
Der Verzicht auf Zucker fiel ihm schwer.
Giving up sugar was hard for him.
Word forms
singular
der Verzicht
plural
die Verzichte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Verzicht
Accusativeden Verzicht
Dativedem Verzicht
Genitivedes Verzichts
Plural
Nominativedie Verzichte
Accusativedie Verzichte
Dativeden Verzichten
Genitiveder Verzichte
Usage
- der Verzicht auf etwas — Giving something up; auf takes accusative.
- freiwilliger Verzicht — Renunciation by choice, rather than because nothing is available.
Der Verzicht auf das Auto fällt uns im Sommer leichter.
Doing without the car is easier for us in summer.