die Aktiengesellschaft

B2

a publicly traded company / corporation

English meaning
a publicly traded company / corporation
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Aktiengesellschaften
Vocabulary package
Business & Management

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Aktiengesellschaft in a sentence

Eine Aktiengesellschaft wird an der Börse gehandelt.

A publicly traded company is traded on the stock exchange.

Declension of die Aktiengesellschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Aktiengesellschaftdie Aktiengesellschaften
Accusativedie Aktiengesellschaftdie Aktiengesellschaften
Dativeder Aktiengesellschaftden Aktiengesellschaften
Genitiveder Aktiengesellschaftder Aktiengesellschaften

Word family

die Aktiengesellschaft is built from die Gesellschaft (society) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Aktiengesellschaft comes from

Das Wort ist seit der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts belegt. :Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus Aktie, Fugenelement -n und Gesellschaft.

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Questions about Aktiengesellschaft

Is it der, die or das Aktiengesellschaft?

It is die Aktiengesellschaft — Aktiengesellschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Aktiengesellschaften.

What is the plural of Aktiengesellschaft?

The plural of die Aktiengesellschaft is die Aktiengesellschaften.

What is the genitive of Aktiengesellschaft?

The genitive singular is der Aktiengesellschaft. The dative plural is den Aktiengesellschaften.

What does Aktiengesellschaft mean in English?

die Aktiengesellschaft means "a publicly traded company / corporation". For example: "Eine Aktiengesellschaft wird an der Börse gehandelt." — "A publicly traded company is traded on the stock exchange."

What level is Aktiengesellschaft in German?

Aktiengesellschaft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the business & management vocabulary.

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