noun#2,617 by frequency
die Spannung
/ˈʃpanʊŋ/
tension; voltage; suspense
- genitive
- der Spannung
- plural
- die Spannungen
Meanings
- 1
tension
Die Spannungen zwischen den beiden Ländern wachsen.
Tensions are growing between the two countries.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich spürte, wie die Spannung zwischen uns wuchs.
I felt the tension grow between us.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
voltage
- 3
suspense — emotion of anticipation, excitement, anxiety or apprehension
Spannung ist das, was eine Erzählung ausmacht.
Suspense is the very stuff of narrative.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieSpannung | dieSpannungen |
| accusative | dieSpannung | dieSpannungen |
| dative | derSpannung | denSpannungen |
| genitive | derSpannung | derSpannungen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.