# die Erbauung

die Erbauung is a German noun meaning “edification”. Forms: der Erbauung, die Erbauungen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Erbauung
- Plural: die Erbauungen

## In other languages

- Русский: строительство, постройка, сооружение

## Meanings

1. edification (The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually)
2. construction, building

## Examples

- Die Erbauung des Doms dauerte vier Jahre. — Construction of the cathedral lasted four years.
- Viele Jahre sind für die Erbauung des Turmes vergangen. — Many years have been spent in building the tower.
- Kleopatra lebte näher an unserer Zeit als an jener der Erbauung der Pyramiden. — Cleopatra lived closer to our time than she lived to the building of the pyramids.

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