die Fraktion

B2

parliamentary group / faction

English meaning
parliamentary group / faction
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Fraktionen
Vocabulary package
Politics & Government

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Fraktion in a sentence

Die grüne Fraktion sitzt im Parlament.

The Green parliamentary group sits in parliament.

Declension of die Fraktion

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Fraktiondie Fraktionen
Accusativedie Fraktiondie Fraktionen
Dativeder Fraktionden Fraktionen
Genitiveder Fraktionder Fraktionen

Word family

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Where Fraktion comes from

im 19. Jahrhundert von französisch fraction „Gruppierung“ entlehnt, das auf lateinischen Wörtern fractio „Bruchstück“ zurückgeht, Substantiv zu lateinisch frangere „brechen“ (mit dem Partizip fractum)

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Questions about Fraktion

Is it der, die or das Fraktion?

It is die Fraktion — Fraktion is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Fraktionen.

What is the plural of Fraktion?

The plural of die Fraktion is die Fraktionen.

What is the genitive of Fraktion?

The genitive singular is der Fraktion. The dative plural is den Fraktionen.

What does Fraktion mean in English?

die Fraktion means "parliamentary group / faction". For example: "Die grüne Fraktion sitzt im Parlament." — "The Green parliamentary group sits in parliament."

What level is Fraktion in German?

Fraktion is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the politics & government vocabulary.

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