die Wirtschaft

B1

economy, business

English meaning
economy, business
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Wirtschaften
Vocabulary package
Economy & Economics

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Wirtschaft in a sentence

In der Schule lernen die Kinder viel über Wirtschaft und Politik.

In school, children learn a lot about economics and politics.

Declension of die Wirtschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Wirtschaftdie Wirtschaften
Accusativedie Wirtschaftdie Wirtschaften
Dativeder Wirtschaftden Wirtschaften
Genitiveder Wirtschaftder Wirtschaften

Word family

die Wirtschaft is built from der Wirt (innkeeper, host) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where Wirtschaft comes from

[2] durch Bedeutungsverschiebung/-erweiterung entstanden aus [1] :[3, 4] abgeleitet von [2]

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Questions about Wirtschaft

Is it der, die or das Wirtschaft?

It is die Wirtschaft — Wirtschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Wirtschaften.

What is the plural of Wirtschaft?

The plural of die Wirtschaft is die Wirtschaften.

What is the genitive of Wirtschaft?

The genitive singular is der Wirtschaft. The dative plural is den Wirtschaften.

What does Wirtschaft mean in English?

die Wirtschaft means "economy, business". For example: "In der Schule lernen die Kinder viel über Wirtschaft und Politik." — "In school, children learn a lot about economics and politics."

What level is Wirtschaft in German?

Wirtschaft is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the economy & economics vocabulary.

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