Bürgerinitiative

/ˈbʏʁɡɐʔinitsi̯aˌtiːvə/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Bürgerinitiativen

Meaning

  1. citizens' initiative

    Built from Bürger (citizen) + Initiative (initiative).

    • Eine Bürgerinitiative kämpft gegen den Neubau.

      A citizens' initiative fights against the new building.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Bürger citizen
  • Initiative initiative

Practice

1 What does Bürgerinitiative mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine ___ kämpft gegen den Neubau.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bürgerinitiative?

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