Polyglot Dictionary

Instandhaltung

/ɪnˈʃtanthaltʊŋ/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Instandhaltungen

Meaning

  1. maintenance, upkeep (of a building or system)

    • Die Instandhaltung des Gebäudes ist teuer.

      The maintenance of the building is expensive.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Oft in Miet- und Immobilienverträgen verwendet (common in rental and property-management contexts).

Practice

1 What does Instandhaltung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Gebäudes ist teuer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Instandhaltung?

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