das Fehlverhalten

B2

wrongdoing

English meaning
wrongdoing
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Fehlverhaltensweisen
Vocabulary package
Crime & Police

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Fehlverhalten in a sentence

Sein Fehlverhalten führte zur Entlassung.

His wrongdoing led to dismissal.

Declension of das Fehlverhalten

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Fehlverhaltendie Fehlverhaltensweisen
Accusativedas Fehlverhaltendie Fehlverhaltensweisen
Dativedem Fehlverhaltenden Fehlverhaltensweisen
Genitivedes Fehlverhaltensder Fehlverhaltensweisen

Word family

das Fehlverhalten is built from das Verhalten (behavior, conduct), erhalten (receive, get) and halten (hold, stop). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Fehlverhalten comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus dem Wortbildungselement fehl- und dem Substantiv Verhalten

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Questions about Fehlverhalten

Is it der, die or das Fehlverhalten?

It is das Fehlverhalten — Fehlverhalten is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Fehlverhaltensweisen.

What is the plural of Fehlverhalten?

The plural of das Fehlverhalten is die Fehlverhaltensweisen.

What is the genitive of Fehlverhalten?

The genitive singular is des Fehlverhaltens. The dative plural is den Fehlverhaltensweisen.

What does Fehlverhalten mean in English?

das Fehlverhalten means "wrongdoing". For example: "Sein Fehlverhalten führte zur Entlassung." — "His wrongdoing led to dismissal."

What level is Fehlverhalten in German?

Fehlverhalten is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the crime & police vocabulary.

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