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Meet die Verbindlichkeit

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 2 meanings

  1. (law, finance, often in the plural) liability, obligation, commitment
  2. agreeableness, courtesy, civility

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Verbindlichkeit, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

Plural die Verbindlichkeiten

Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.

Examples

  1. 1
    Anna hält ihr Wort; ihre persönliche Verbindlichkeit überzeugt alle.Anna keeps her word; her personal reliability convinces everyone.Nominative · subjectPractise „persönlich“ →
  2. 2
    Der Anwalt prüft die rechtliche Verbindlichkeit des Vertrags.The lawyer examines whether the contract is legally binding.Accusative · prüfenPractise „rechtlich“ →
  3. 3
    Die Firma geht verantwortungsvoll mit ihren finanziellen Verbindlichkeiten um.The company handles its financial liabilities responsibly.Dative · mitPractise „finanziell“ →
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