die Belegschaft
B2workforce / staff
- English meaning
- workforce / staff
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Belegschaften
- CEFR level
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Belegschaft in a sentence
Die Belegschaft des Unternehmens wächst schnell.
The workforce of the company is growing quickly.
Declension of die Belegschaft
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Belegschaft | die Belegschaften |
| Accusative | die Belegschaft | die Belegschaften |
| Dative | der Belegschaft | den Belegschaften |
| Genitive | der Belegschaft | der Belegschaften |
Word family
die Belegschaft is built from der Beleg (receipt, proof) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Belegschaft comes from
Das Wort ist seit der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts belegt. :Ableitung zum Stamm des Verbs belegen mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -schaft
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Questions about Belegschaft
Is it der, die or das Belegschaft?
It is die Belegschaft — Belegschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Belegschaften.
What is the plural of Belegschaft?
The plural of die Belegschaft is die Belegschaften.
What is the genitive of Belegschaft?
The genitive singular is der Belegschaft. The dative plural is den Belegschaften.
What does Belegschaft mean in English?
die Belegschaft means "workforce / staff". For example: "Die Belegschaft des Unternehmens wächst schnell." — "The workforce of the company is growing quickly."
What level is Belegschaft in German?
Belegschaft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the colleagues & teamwork vocabulary.
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