noun
direction
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Richtung: feminine noun meaning direction, course or trend. Common uses: physical direction and figurative sense ('in this direction'). Often appears with preposition 'in Richtung' (= toward). Gender: die; plural Richtungen (regular -en). Typical collocations: 'in diese Richtung denken' and 'Richtung + Ziel'.
Examples
Das Schiff änderte die Richtung, als das Wetter schlechter wurde.
The ship changed direction when the weather became worse.
Können Sie mir die Richtung zum Bahnhof zeigen?
Can you show me the direction to the train station?
In welche Richtung müssen wir gehen?
Which direction do we need to go?
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a big arrow sign with the word 'Richtung' pointing the way.
Sounds a bit like 'right-chung' — think 'right' to remember 'direction'.
Die = feminine. Think of a sign (die Richtung) — the word 'die' marks feminine nouns like Richtung.
Notes
Richtung is used both for physical directions and figurative directions (e.g., in discussions about a project's direction).