Geworfenheit

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

geworfen +‎ -heit

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɔʁfn̩ˌhaɪ̯t/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun[edit]

Geworfenheit f (genitive Geworfenheit, no plural)

  1. (philosophy) thrownness (the Heideggerian concept of individual human existence as a case of being thrown arbitrarily into the world)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Geworfenheit [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Geworfenheit
genitive einer der Geworfenheit
dative einer der Geworfenheit
accusative eine die Geworfenheit

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: thrownness (calque)
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