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Infographic showing English words ending in tion are nearly identical in German as a cognate pattern
Infographic showing English words ending in tion are nearly identical in German as a cognate pattern
🔗 Cognates

The TION Hack — 1000 Free German Words for English Speakers

Any English word ending in -tion has a near-identical German version: Nation, Information, Situation, Kommunikation, Organisation, Reaktion, Revolution, Motivation, Konzentration, Demonstration. The spelling is almost identical. The key difference: in German, the stress falls on the -TION syllable, making it sound slightly different. This single pattern unlocks over 1,000 German nouns instantly.

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The EASIEST German hack! 🎯 Almost every English word ending in -tion has an IDENTICAL German version! Nation, Information, Situation... You just learned 1000 German words! (Just shift the stress to the -TION part) #CrackGerman

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