Illustration of the B1 German word “die Verpackung”, which translates to “packaging”. A single acorn sits in the middle of an absurdly enormous crate stuffed with straw, bubble wrap and ribbon, a bewildered squirrel peering in over the rim.
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packaging

/fɛɐ̯ˈpakʊŋ/

Examples — Verpackung in a sentence

Die Verpackung schützt den Inhalt gut.

The packaging protects the contents well.

Bitte entsorgen Sie die Verpackung umweltfreundlich.

Please dispose of the packaging in an environmentally friendly way.

How to remember it

VER-PACK-UNG sounds like 'fair packing' — imagine a beautiful fair where everyone is perfectly packing their goods.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Wahrheit”, which translates to “truth”. Close-up of a badger detective holding up a huge magnifying glass filling the frame, and through the lens a plain grey pebble is revealed as a brilliant, blazing diamond.
die Wahrheit

/ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t/

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truth

Examples

Bitte sag mir die ganze Wahrheit über das Problem.

Please tell me the whole truth about the problem.

Es war schwer, die Wahrheit zu akzeptieren.

It was difficult to accept the truth.

Illustration of the B1 German word “wöchentlich”, which translates to “weekly”. Close-up of a huge wall calendar filling the frame, one week's row of seven day-squares glowing brightly while a big bold circle loops repeatedly around that same week. No people.
wöchentlich

/ˈvœçn̩tlɪç/

weekly

Examples

Wir haben ein wöchentliches Teammeeting.

We have a weekly team meeting.

Der Kurs findet wöchentlich am Dienstag statt.

The course takes place weekly on Tuesday.

Illustration of the B1 German word “der Zusatzstoff”, which translates to “additive”. Close-up of a single dropper releasing one glowing droplet into a huge beaker of clear liquid that fills the frame, tiny sparkles blooming out from where the extra additive lands. No people.
der Zusatzstoff

/ˈt͡suːzat͡sˌʃtɔf/

additive

Examples

Viele Lebensmittel enthalten künstliche Zusatzstoffe.

Many foods contain artificial additives.

Wir vermeiden Produkte mit zu vielen Zusatzstoffen.

We avoid products with too many additives.

Illustration of the B1 German word “die Zutat”, which translates to “ingredient”. Close-up of one huge fresh ingredient filling the frame: a single giant brown egg cracked open mid-air, glossy golden yolk spilling toward a giant mixing bowl below. Warm watercolour. No people.
die Zutat

/ˈt͡suːtaːt/

ingredient

Examples

Welche Zutaten sind in diesem Kuchen?

Which ingredients are in this cake?

Frische Zutaten machen das Essen besser.

Fresh ingredients make the food better.

Illustration of the B1 German word “analysieren”, which translates to “to analyze”. A huge glowing crystal fills the frame while a badger in a lab coat peers at it through an oversized magnifying glass, the lens revealing tiny golden gears turning inside the crystal
analysieren

/analyˈziːʁən/

to analyze

Principal parts

analysieren, analysierte, hat analysiert

ich analysiere
du analysierst
er/sie/es analysiert
wir analysieren
ihr analysiert
sie/Sie analysieren

Examples

Die Wissenschaftler analysieren die gesammelten Daten.

The scientists are analyzing the collected data.

Wir müssen die Ursachen des Problems genau analysieren.

We need to analyze the causes of the problem precisely.

Illustration of the B1 German word “der Anstieg”, which translates to “increase”. A huge steep staircase of stacked red apples rises across the whole frame from corner to corner, each step higher glowing brighter, with a tiny ladybug near the top
der Anstieg

/ˈanˌʃtiːk/

increase

Examples

Wir beobachten einen deutlichen Anstieg der Energiepreise.

We are observing a clear increase in energy prices.

Der Anstieg der Touristenzahlen freut die Region sehr.

The increase in tourist numbers greatly pleases the region.

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feminine Wahrheit — truth

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