die Dokumentation
Translation
documentation, documentary
Examples
Die technische Dokumentation ist sehr wichtig.
The technical documentation is very important.
Gestern sah ich eine Dokumentation über Tiere.
Yesterday I watched a documentary about animals.
Grammar Patterns
eine ((Dokumentation)) über+4 a documentary/documentation about sth. I am writing a documentation about the project.
die ((Dokumentation)) von+3 the documentation of sth. The documentation of the process is complete.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Unterlagen (records), Bericht (report), Dokumentarfilm (documentary)
Etymology
From Latin 'documentatio'. The suffix '-ation' often indicates a noun of action, similar to English.
Memory Tips
Looks and sounds very similar to the English 'documentation'. Remember it can also mean 'documentary' (film).