noun
separation
B1
Means 'separation' (division, physical or conceptual) and 'breakup' (end of a relationship). Feminine noun: die Trennung. Plural Trennungen. Regular declension with -en plural. No special preposition; often used for personal breakups, legal separations or physical separations between objects or groups; context defines nuance.
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Die Trennung von seiner Freundin fiel ihm schwer.
The breakup from his girlfriend was hard for him.
Die Mitarbeiter diskutierten die Trennung, weil das Management Kosten sparen wollte.
The employees discussed the separation because management wanted to save costs.
Nach der Trennung fühlte sie sich erleichtert.
After the separation she felt relieved.
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Picture two hands pulling apart with the label 'Trennung'.
Sounds like 'trenn-ung' — think 'to rend' + -ung (the noun for the act): separation.
DIE Trennung — imagine a female figure representing the act.
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Often used for breakups (relationships) and also for separating items or legal separations.