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Am Sonntag sitzt Emil mit einem Stapel Quittungen über seiner Buchhaltung. On Sunday Emil sits over his bookkeeping with a pile of receipts.

noun · B2

die Buchhaltung

[ˈbuːxˌhaltʊŋ]

bookkeeping, accounts

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Other Examples

  • Die Buchhaltung mache ich lieber abends, wenn es ruhig ist.

    I prefer to do the bookkeeping in the evening, when it's quiet.

  • Hilfst du mir am Wochenende ein bisschen bei der Buchhaltung?

    Will you help me a bit with the bookkeeping at the weekend?

  • Lotte hat für Emils Buchhaltung eine einfache Tabelle gebaut.

    Lotte has made a simple spreadsheet for Emil's bookkeeping.

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Buchhaltung
Die Buchhaltung mache ich lieber abends, wenn es ruhig ist. I prefer to do the bookkeeping in the evening, when it's quiet.
Accusative wen? was? die Buchhaltung
Dative wem? der Buchhaltung
Hilfst du mir am Wochenende ein bisschen bei der Buchhaltung? Will you help me a bit with the bookkeeping at the weekend?
Genitive wessen? der Buchhaltung

How the Word Is Built

Buch root halt root ung suffix

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

A compound: das Buch + die Haltung

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Buchhaltender Buchhalterdie Buchhalterin

In Otti's situations: Emil starts his own business

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