Lösung

noun
solution, answer
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Lösung (die, plural Lösungen) primarily means “solution” (a method to solve a problem) and “answer” (a reply to a question). It’s a feminine noun with regular plural -en. No special preposition or reflexivity. Watch pronunciation of ö; genitive plural is der Lösungen.

Examples

Die Firma präsentierte eine Lösung, die das Problem endlich beheben würde, bevor weitere Kosten entstanden.
The company presented a solution that would finally solve the problem before further costs arose.
Hast du eine Lösung für das Problem?
Do you have a solution to the problem?
Die Antwort ist nicht die richtige Lösung.
The answer is not the correct solution.

Details

PluralLösungen

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Lösungdie Lösungen
genitiveder Lösungder Lösungen
dativeder Lösungden Lösungen
accusativedie Lösungdie Lösungen

Mnemonics

👁️Picture a lightbulb over someone's head when they find the Lösung.
👂Sounds like 'loose-ung' — think of 'loosening' a problem knot and finding a solution.
⚧️die — imagine a female scientist (die) writing the solution on the board.

Notes

Lösung (die) is feminine; plural is Lösungen. Can mean both 'solution' (to a problem) and in chemistry a 'solution'.

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