das Ruhegehalt
B2retirement salary
- English meaning
- retirement salary
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Ruhegehälter
- CEFR level
- German B2 vocabulary list
- Vocabulary package
- Retirement & Pension
- Dictionary
- German words with R
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Ruhegehalt in a sentence
Beamte erhalten nach der Pensionierung ein Ruhegehalt.
Civil servants receive a retirement salary after retiring.
Declension of das Ruhegehalt
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Ruhegehalt | die Ruhegehälter |
| Accusative | das Ruhegehalt | die Ruhegehälter |
| Dative | dem Ruhegehalt | den Ruhegehältern |
| Genitive | des Ruhegehalts | der Ruhegehälter |
Word family
das Ruhegehalt is built from das Gehalt (salary) and die Ruhe (peace, quiet). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Questions about Ruhegehalt
Is it der, die or das Ruhegehalt?
It is das Ruhegehalt — Ruhegehalt is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Ruhegehälter.
What is the plural of Ruhegehalt?
The plural of das Ruhegehalt is die Ruhegehälter.
What is the genitive of Ruhegehalt?
The genitive singular is des Ruhegehalts. The dative plural is den Ruhegehältern.
What does Ruhegehalt mean in English?
das Ruhegehalt means "retirement salary". For example: "Beamte erhalten nach der Pensionierung ein Ruhegehalt." — "Civil servants receive a retirement salary after retiring."
What level is Ruhegehalt in German?
Ruhegehalt is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the retirement & pension vocabulary.
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