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