Administration
/atminɪstʁaˈtsi̯oːn/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Administrationen
Meaning
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administration
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Die Administration änderte die Regeln.
The administration changed the rules.
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Similar words
Verwaltung is the everyday German word for administration — an office, a bureaucracy; Administration is a more formal, Latinate synonym, often used for a government administration or IT systems administration.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
administración is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "administration."
Portuguese
administração is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "administration."
Practice
1 What does Administration mean?
administration
2 Fill the gap: Die ___ änderte die Regeln.
Full sentence: Die Administration änderte die Regeln. (The administration changed the rules.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Administration?
Administration: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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