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die Geltung

B2

legal force/validity

English meaning
legal force/validity
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Geltungen
Vocabulary package
Law & Justice

Geltung in a sentence

Das neue Gesetz hat ab Januar Geltung.

The new law has legal force starting in January.

Declension of die Geltung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Geltungdie Geltungen
Accusativedie Geltungdie Geltungen
Dativeder Geltungden Geltungen
Genitiveder Geltungder Geltungen

Word family

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Where Geltung comes from

Ableitung des Substantivs vom Stamm des Verbs gelten mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -ung

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Questions about Geltung

Is it der, die or das Geltung?

It is die Geltung — Geltung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Geltungen.

What is the plural of Geltung?

The plural of die Geltung is die Geltungen.

What is the genitive of Geltung?

The genitive singular is der Geltung. The dative plural is den Geltungen.

What does Geltung mean in English?

die Geltung means "legal force/validity". For example: "Das neue Gesetz hat ab Januar Geltung." — "The new law has legal force starting in January."

What level is Geltung in German?

Geltung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.

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