die Abordnung

C1

a secondment = an arrangement where a company temporarily assigns an employee to a new position

English meaning
a secondment = an arrangement where a company temporarily assigns an employee to a new position
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Abordnungen
Vocabulary package
Contracts & Employment

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Abordnung in a sentence

Die Abordnung eines Mitarbeiters dauerte sechs Monate.

The secondment of an employee lasted six months.

Declension of die Abordnung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Abordnungdie Abordnungen
Accusativedie Abordnungdie Abordnungen
Dativeder Abordnungden Abordnungen
Genitiveder Abordnungder Abordnungen

Where Abordnung comes from

Substantivierung (Ableitung) von abordnen mit dem Wortbildungssuffix -ung

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Questions about Abordnung

Is it der, die or das Abordnung?

It is die Abordnung — Abordnung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Abordnungen.

What is the plural of Abordnung?

The plural of die Abordnung is die Abordnungen.

What is the genitive of Abordnung?

The genitive singular is der Abordnung. The dative plural is den Abordnungen.

What does Abordnung mean in English?

die Abordnung means "a secondment = an arrangement where a company temporarily assigns an employee to a new position". For example: "Die Abordnung eines Mitarbeiters dauerte sechs Monate." — "The secondment of an employee lasted six months."

What level is Abordnung in German?

Abordnung is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the contracts & employment vocabulary.

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