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der Personenstand

B1

marital status

English meaning
marital status
Gender
der — masculine

Personenstand in a sentence

Bei Personenstand musst du ledig ankreuzen.

For marital status you must check unmarried.

Declension of der Personenstand

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Personenstand
Accusativeden Personenstand
Dativedem Personenstand
Genitivedes Personenstands

Word family

der Personenstand is built from die Person (person). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Personenstand comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Person und Stand mit dem Fugenelement -en

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Questions about Personenstand

Is it der, die or das Personenstand?

It is der Personenstand — Personenstand is masculine.

What is the genitive of Personenstand?

The genitive singular is des Personenstands.

What does Personenstand mean in English?

der Personenstand means "marital status". For example: "Bei Personenstand musst du ledig ankreuzen." — "For marital status you must check unmarried."

What level is Personenstand in German?

Personenstand is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the names, titles & forms of address vocabulary.

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