die Bürokratie

B2

bureaucracy

English meaning
bureaucracy
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Bürokratien

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Bürokratie in a sentence

Die Bürokratie in diesem Amt ist sehr kompliziert.

The bureaucracy in this office is very complicated.

Declension of die Bürokratie

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Bürokratiedie Bürokratien
Accusativedie Bürokratiedie Bürokratien
Dativeder Bürokratieden Bürokratien
Genitiveder Bürokratieder Bürokratien

Word family

die Bürokratie is built from das Büro (office). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Bürokratie comes from

im 18. Jahrhundert von gleichbedeutend französisch bureaucratie entlehnt

Words that go with Bürokratie

Questions about Bürokratie

Is it der, die or das Bürokratie?

It is die Bürokratie — Bürokratie is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Bürokratien.

What is the plural of Bürokratie?

The plural of die Bürokratie is die Bürokratien.

What is the genitive of Bürokratie?

The genitive singular is der Bürokratie. The dative plural is den Bürokratien.

What does Bürokratie mean in English?

die Bürokratie means "bureaucracy". For example: "Die Bürokratie in diesem Amt ist sehr kompliziert." — "The bureaucracy in this office is very complicated."

What level is Bürokratie in German?

Bürokratie is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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