# die Situation

die Situation is a German noun meaning “situation”. Forms: der Situation, die Situationen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Situation
- Plural: die Situationen

## In other languages

- Русский: ситуация, положение, обстановка

## Meanings

1. situation, circumstances
   - Schade, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. — It is a pity that such a situation has occurred.
2. setting (background, atmosphere)

## Examples

- Wie kommen wir aus dieser Situation heraus? — How do we get out of this situation?
- Die Situation ist schlimmer, als ich dachte. — The situation is worse than I thought.
- Die Situation wird mit jedem Tage schlechter. — The situation is getting worse every day.
- Seither hat sich die Situation nur verschlimmert. — Since then, the situation has only worsened.
- Die Situation schien hoffnungslos zu sein. — The situation seemed hopeless.

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