Vertretung

German

Etymology

From vertreten +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fərˈtreːtʊŋ/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈtʁeː.tʊŋ], [fɛɐ̯-], [-tʊŋk]

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• Hyphenation: Ver‧tre‧tung

Noun

Vertretung f (genitive Vertretung, plural Vertretungen)

1. representation (the act of representing)
2. agency (that which represents)
3. substitution, deputyship (the act of replacing someone during their absence)
4. substitute, deputy (that which substitutes)

Declension

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

• Alleinvertretungsanspruch

Further reading

• “Vertretung” in Duden online
• “Vertretung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache