noun
story, narrative
B1
Means 'story', 'narrative', or 'tale'. Feminine noun (die Erzählung) with plural Erzählungen. Often refers to a short story or account of events. Regular declension. Countable; used for fictional short narratives as well as reports or retellings in literature and conversation. Frequently.
Examples
Die Erzählung des Augenzeugen wurde in dem Bericht zitiert.
The witness's narrative was quoted in the report.
Der Lehrer las den Schülern eine Erzählung vor, weil die Stunde ruhig verlaufen sollte.
The teacher read the students a story because the lesson was supposed to be calm.
Die Erzählung im Kurs hat viele interessante Figuren.
The story in the course has many interesting characters.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a book with waves of 'erzählen' (telling) coming out of it: a story
sounds like 'air-tseh-lung' — imagine air telling a tale
die — imagine a female storyteller (die Erzählerin) telling the tale
Notes
Erzählung is feminine (die Erzählung). Can mean a short story or an account/narrative of events.