heating
das Heizen
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The process of generating and supplying heat to bring rooms, buildings, or other areas to a desired temperature or keep them warm.
Das Heizen der Wohnung ist im Winter besonders teuer.
Heating the apartment is particularly expensive in winter.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Heizens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Heizen | – |
| accusative | das Heizen | – |
| dative | dem Heizen | – |
| genitive | des Heizens | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
„Heizen“ (heating) is the infinitive of „heizen“ (to heat) used as a noun. The room being heated can be specified with a genitive: „das Heizen eines Raumes“ (heating a room).
Das Heizen eines großen Hauses braucht viel Energie.
Heating a large house requires a lot of energy.
The phrase „Heizen mit“ (heating with) names the fuel or energy source. „Mit“ takes the dative; common phrases include „Heizen mit Gas“ (heating with gas), „Heizen mit Holz“ (heating with wood), and „Heizen mit Strom“ (heating with electricity).
Beim Heizen mit trockenem Holz entsteht weniger Rauch als mit feuchtem Holz.
Heating with dry wood produces less smoke than heating with damp wood.
When talking about money, the phrases „Kosten für das Heizen“ (costs for heating) and „Geld fürs Heizen ausgeben“ (to spend money on heating) are common. „Fürs“ is the contracted form of „für das“ (for the).
Seit wir die Fenster erneuert haben, geben wir weniger Geld fürs Heizen aus.
Since we replaced the windows, we spend less money on heating.
