die Dachgesellschaft

C1

an umbrella company

English meaning
an umbrella company
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Dachgesellschaften
Vocabulary package
Business & Management

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Dachgesellschaft in a sentence

Die Dachgesellschaft kontrolliert mehrere Tochterunternehmen.

The umbrella company controls several subsidiaries.

Declension of die Dachgesellschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Dachgesellschaftdie Dachgesellschaften
Accusativedie Dachgesellschaftdie Dachgesellschaften
Dativeder Dachgesellschaftden Dachgesellschaften
Genitiveder Dachgesellschaftder Dachgesellschaften

Word family

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

Where Dachgesellschaft comes from

zusammengesetzt aus Dach und Gesellschaft

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Questions about Dachgesellschaft

Is it der, die or das Dachgesellschaft?

It is die Dachgesellschaft — Dachgesellschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Dachgesellschaften.

What is the plural of Dachgesellschaft?

The plural of die Dachgesellschaft is die Dachgesellschaften.

What is the genitive of Dachgesellschaft?

The genitive singular is der Dachgesellschaft. The dative plural is den Dachgesellschaften.

What does Dachgesellschaft mean in English?

die Dachgesellschaft means "an umbrella company". For example: "Die Dachgesellschaft kontrolliert mehrere Tochterunternehmen." — "The umbrella company controls several subsidiaries."

What level is Dachgesellschaft in German?

Dachgesellschaft is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the business & management vocabulary.

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