Haftung

/ˈhaftʊŋ/

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 Haftungen

Meaning

  1. liability

    • Die Firma übernimmt keine Haftung.

      The company accepts no liability.

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

Similar words

Verschuldung

Close — both are financial/legal burden concepts, indebtedness vs liability.

Similar in other languages

French

responsabilité civile

responsabilité civile is the French word for the same thing — both mean "liability."

Practice

1 What does Haftung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Firma übernimmt keine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Haftung?

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