Vertretung
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /fərˈtreːtʊŋ/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈtʁeː.tʊŋ], [fɛɐ̯-], [-tʊŋk]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ver‧tre‧tung
Noun
[edit]Vertretung f (genitive Vertretung, plural Vertretungen)
- representation (the act of representing)
- agency (that which represents)
- substitution, deputyship (the act of replacing someone during their absence)
- substitute, deputy (that which substitutes)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Vertretung [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Vertretung | die | Vertretungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Vertretung | der | Vertretungen |
| dative | einer | der | Vertretung | den | Vertretungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Vertretung | die | Vertretungen |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Vertretung” in Duden online
- “Vertretung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache