die Verpflichtung

B2

obligation / engagement / commitment

English meaning
obligation / engagement / commitment
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Verpflichtungen
Vocabulary package
Rules & Regulations

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Verpflichtung in a sentence

Die Verpflichtung zur Zahlung besteht weiterhin.

The obligation to pay continues.

Declension of die Verpflichtung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Verpflichtungdie Verpflichtungen
Accusativedie Verpflichtungdie Verpflichtungen
Dativeder Verpflichtungden Verpflichtungen
Genitiveder Verpflichtungder Verpflichtungen

Word family

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Where Verpflichtung comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) des Verbs verpflichten mit dem Suffix -ung

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Questions about Verpflichtung

Is it der, die or das Verpflichtung?

It is die Verpflichtung — Verpflichtung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Verpflichtungen.

What is the plural of Verpflichtung?

The plural of die Verpflichtung is die Verpflichtungen.

What is the genitive of Verpflichtung?

The genitive singular is der Verpflichtung. The dative plural is den Verpflichtungen.

What does Verpflichtung mean in English?

die Verpflichtung means "obligation / engagement / commitment". For example: "Die Verpflichtung zur Zahlung besteht weiterhin." — "The obligation to pay continues."

What level is Verpflichtung in German?

Verpflichtung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the rules & regulations vocabulary.

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