die Abfallwirtschaft

B2

waste management

English meaning
waste management
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Housework & Cleaning

More: B2 Home & Household words. Hear “Abfallwirtschaft” in B2 German videos, or save “Abfallwirtschaft” while watching YouTube with the free Chrome extension.

Abfallwirtschaft in a sentence

Die Abfallwirtschaft ist wichtig für die Umwelt.

Waste management is important for the environment.

Declension of die Abfallwirtschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Abfallwirtschaft—
Accusativedie Abfallwirtschaft—
Dativeder Abfallwirtschaft—
Genitiveder Abfallwirtschaft—

Word family

die Abfallwirtschaft is built from die Wirtschaft (economy, business), der Abfall (waste/garbage) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Abfallwirtschaft comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Substantiven Abfall und Wirtschaft

Learn Abfallwirtschaft with 23 related words

Abfallwirtschaft is part of the Housework & Cleaning package. Drill the whole set as spaced-repetition flashcards in your browser — no sign-up.

Words that go with Abfallwirtschaft

Questions about Abfallwirtschaft

Is it der, die or das Abfallwirtschaft?

It is die Abfallwirtschaft — Abfallwirtschaft is feminine.

What is the genitive of Abfallwirtschaft?

The genitive singular is der Abfallwirtschaft.

What does Abfallwirtschaft mean in English?

die Abfallwirtschaft means "waste management". For example: "Die Abfallwirtschaft ist wichtig für die Umwelt." — "Waste management is important for the environment."

What level is Abfallwirtschaft in German?

Abfallwirtschaft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the housework & cleaning vocabulary.

Free to start · no credit card

Words fade fast — spaced reviews make them stick.

Based on Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus · memory science, proven since 1885

Free Chrome extension

Learn German with any YouTube video — the 3minGerman plugin

The 3minGerman Chrome extension adds German and English subtitles to every YouTube video. Click any word to see its translation and etymology; it is saved to your 3minGerman account, and the daily quiz repeats it with spaced repetition until you remember it.

  1. STEP 1
    Install the plugin
    Add it to desktop Chrome — free.
  2. STEP 2
    Watch any video
    German + English subtitles appear automatically.
  3. STEP 3
    Click any word
    Translation, etymology, audio — saved to your words.
  4. STEP 4
    Take the daily quiz
    Spaced repetition beats the forgetting curve.