Nomen

die Veränderung

Translation

changes, alterations, modifications

Es gab viele Veränderungen in der Firma.

There were many changes in the company.

Große Veränderungen stehen uns bevor.

Great changes are ahead of us.

((to make changes)) Veränderungen vornehmen We need to make some changes.

((there are changes)) es gibt Veränderungen There are big changes coming.

Synonyms: Wandel (transformation), Modifikation (modification); Antonyms: Beständigkeit (constancy), Stabilität (stability)

Derived from the verb 'verändern' (to change) with the suffix '-ung', which creates a noun. Nouns with this ending are almost always feminine (die).

Like '-tion' in 'alteration', the German '-ung' suffix turns a verb into a noun. So, 'verändern' becomes 'Veränderung'.