Nomen

das Sonnensystem

solar system

Die Erde ist ein Planet in unserem Sonnensystem.

The Earth is a planet in our solar system.

Er interessiert sich für das Sonnensystem.

He is interested in the solar system.

in our solar system The Earth is in our solar system.

das Planetensystem (planetary system)

A compound noun: 'Sonne' (sun) + '-n-' (linking element) + 'System' (system). Literally 'sun's system'.

Just as 'solar system' is the system of the 'sol' (sun), 'Sonnensystem' is the 'System' of the 'Sonne' (sun).

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