Bekanntmachung
/bəˈkantˌmaxʊŋ/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Bekanntmachungen
Meaning
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announcement, notice
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Die Bekanntmachung hängt am Rathaus.
The notice is posted at the town hall.
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Similar words
Bekanntmachung is more official or written, a formal notice; Ansage is more spoken or live, an announcement — both mean "announcement."
Mitteilung is slightly more personal, like a message; Bekanntmachung is more official or public — both mean "announcement, notice."
Similar in other languages
English
proclamation is the English word for the same thing — both mean "announcement, proclamation."
Practice
1 What does Bekanntmachung mean?
announcement, notice
2 Fill the gap: Die ___ hängt am Rathaus.
Full sentence: Die Bekanntmachung hängt am Rathaus. (The notice is posted at the town hall.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bekanntmachung?
Bekanntmachung: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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