How do you stress Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung?

The stress falls on the second syllable: ge-SCHWIN-dig-keits-be-gren-zung, where -ig- sounds like -ich.

What does Nachhaltigkeit mean in this sentence?

It means a way of using things so that enough is still left later, as in 'Der Artikel handelt von Nachhaltigkeit im Alltag.'

The v sounds like an f, and the stress falls on the syllable -ant-, not the start of the word.

In your German class you have to read a newspaper article aloud, and almost every sentence has a word with five syllables.

Im Artikel steht etwas über die neue Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung.

The article mentions something about the new speed limit.

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Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung/ɡəˈʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯tsbəɡʁɛntsʊŋ/
speed limitnoun
The highest speed allowed on a road.
Haftpflichtversicherung/ˈhaftpflɪçtfɛɐ̯zɪçəʁʊŋ/
liability insurancenoun
Insurance that pays out when you accidentally cause damage to someone else.
Verantwortung/fɛɐ̯ˈantvɔʁtʊŋ/
responsibilitynoun
The duty to take care of something and answer for the consequences.
Bevölkerung/bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ/
populationnoun
All the people who live in a country or a place.
Wahrscheinlichkeit/vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪçkaɪ̯t/
probabilitynoun
How good the chance is that something will happen.
Möglichkeit/ˈmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t/
possibilitynoun
A thing you can choose.
Notwendigkeit/noːtˈvɛndɪçkaɪ̯t/
necessitynoun
Something you absolutely need or absolutely must do.
Persönlichkeit/pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯t/
personalitynoun
The way a person thinks, feels and behaves.
Organisation/ɔʁɡanizaˈtsi̯oːn/
organizationnoun
A group of people working together toward a goal.
Nachhaltigkeit/ˈnaːχhaltɪçkaɪ̯t/
sustainabilitynoun
A way of using things so that enough is still left later.

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Im Artikel steht etwas über die neue Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung.
The article mentions something about the new speed limit.
Haben Sie schon eine Haftpflichtversicherung abgeschlossen?
Have you already taken out liability insurance?
Wer trägt für diesen Schaden die Verantwortung?
Who is responsible for this damage?
Die Bevölkerung in der Stadt wächst seit Jahren.
The city's population has been growing for years.
Die Wahrscheinlichkeit für Regen ist heute ziemlich hoch.
The probability of rain today is pretty high.
Haben Sie eine Möglichkeit, mir das zu erklären?
Is there any way you could explain that to me?
Ich sehe keine Notwendigkeit, den Satz zu wiederholen.
I don't see any need to repeat the sentence.
Der Text beschreibt eine sehr bekannte Persönlichkeit.
The text describes a very well-known personality.
Diese Organisation hilft Menschen in vielen Ländern.
This organization helps people in many countries.
Der Artikel handelt von Nachhaltigkeit im Alltag.
The article is about sustainability in everyday life.

Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung/ɡəˈʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯tsbəɡʁɛntsʊŋ/
The stress falls on the second syllable: ge-SCHWIN-dig-keits-be-gren-zung; -ig- here sounds like -ich.
Haftpflichtversicherung/ˈhaftpflɪçtfɛɐ̯zɪçəʁʊŋ/
The stress falls on the first part, Haft-; in Pflicht you hear p and f one after another, and the v in -versicherung sounds like f.
Verantwortung/fɛɐ̯ˈantvɔʁtʊŋ/
The v sounds like f, and the stress falls on -ant-, not the beginning.
Bevölkerung/bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ/
The stress falls on -völ-; the v sounds like f and the ö is short.
Wahrscheinlichkeit/vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪçkaɪ̯t/
The stress falls on -schein-; the a in wahr- is long, and -lich- ends with the soft ch sound.
Möglichkeit/ˈmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t/
The ö is long, the g sounds like k, and -lich has the soft ch sound.
Notwendigkeit/noːtˈvɛndɪçkaɪ̯t/
The stress falls on -wen-, not not-; the o is long and -ig- sounds like -ich.
Persönlichkeit/pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯t/
The stress falls on -sön- with a long ö; the s there sounds like a soft s.
Organisation/ɔʁɡanizaˈtsi̯oːn/
The s sounds voiced, like in Rose, and -tion is pronounced like -zion with a long o.
Nachhaltigkeit/ˈnaːχhaltɪçkaɪ̯t/
The stress falls on nach- with a long a and the hard ch; after that you hear the h again, and -ig- sounds like -ich.

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How do you stress Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung?: The stress falls on the second syllable: ge-SCHWIN-dig-keits-be-gren-zung, where -ig- sounds like -ich.
What does Nachhaltigkeit mean in this sentence?: It means a way of using things so that enough is still left later, as in 'Der Artikel handelt von Nachhaltigkeit im Alltag.'
How is the v in Verantwortung pronounced?: The v sounds like an f, and the stress falls on the syllable -ant-, not the start of the word.

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