No. 12,612 in German
wellenreiten
Surfing.
In a sentence
Ich liebe es, im Sommer wellenreiten zu gehen.
I love going surfing in the summer.
Here, 'wellenreiten' is used as a verb ('to surf') in the infinitive form, describing the activity of surfing waves.
Das Wellenreiten am Strand war gestern großartig.
Surfing at the beach yesterday was great.
In this sentence, 'wellenreiten' is used as a noun ('surfing') to describe the specific activity.
Er erklärte mir, wie man die Kunst des Wellenreitens erlernt.
He explained to me how to learn the art of surfing.
Here, 'wellenreitens' is used as a genitive case form of the noun, indicating possession or relation to the art of surfing.
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