Noun
die Wandlung
Pronunciation: /ˈvandlʊŋ/
change, alteration, transformation
C2
rank #10,240
plural Wandlungen
Meanings
Noun
- change, alteration, transformation
- consecration, transubstantiation (the changing of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ; the portion of Mass where this is believed to occur)
- withdrawal, rescission
- conversion of a convertible bond (Wandelschuldverschreibung, Wandelanleihe)
Example sentence
Meine Meinung zu diesem Thema hat nun schon einige Wandlungen durchgemacht.
My opinion about that topic has changed several times.
Word forms
singular
die Wandlung
plural
die Wandlungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Wandlung
Accusativedie Wandlung
Dativeder Wandlung
Genitiveder Wandlung
Plural
Nominativedie Wandlungen
Accusativedie Wandlungen
Dativeden Wandlungen
Genitiveder Wandlungen
Usage
- eine Wandlung durchmachen — to undergo a transformation; durchmachen separates
- Wandlung / Wandel — a particular transformation / change more generally; both describe becoming different
Im Lauf der Geschichte macht die Hauptfigur eine deutliche Wandlung durch.
Over the course of the story, the main character undergoes a clear transformation.