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Otti bekommt nur einen befristeten Mietvertrag für zwei Jahre. Otti only gets a fixed-term rental contract for two years.

adjective · B1

befristet

[bəˈfʁɪstət]

fixed-term, temporary

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Other Examples

  • Ist dein Arbeitsvertrag befristet oder unbefristet?

    Is your employment contract fixed-term or permanent?

  • Wir möchten keinen befristeten Vertrag, weil wir lange bleiben wollen.

    We don't want a fixed-term contract, because we want to stay for a long time.

  • Fridas Stelle im Fahrradladen war zuerst auf ein Jahr befristet.

    Frida's job at the bike shop was limited to one year at first.

How the Word Is Built

be prefix frist root et ending

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

Word family

die Fristbefristenunbefristetdie Kündigungsfrist

In Otti's situations: Otti signs the rental contract

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