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Auf Emils Plakat für die Gründung steht in großen Buchstaben: Gleichberechtigung für alle Fahrer! Emil's poster for the founding says in big letters: equal rights for all riders!

noun · C1

die Gleichberechtigung

[ˈɡlaɪ̯çbəˌʁɛçtɪɡʊŋ]

equal rights, equality

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Gleichberechtigung
Accusative wen? was? die Gleichberechtigung
Frau Hilde erzählt, ihre Generation habe lange für die Gleichberechtigung im Beruf kämpfen müssen. Frau Hilde says her generation had to fight for a long time for equal rights at work.
Dative wem? der Gleichberechtigung
Genitive wessen? der Gleichberechtigung

How the Word Is Built

Gleich root be prefix recht root ig suffix ung suffix

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

A compound: Gleichbe + die Rechtigung

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

gleichberechtigtgleichdas Rechtberechtigtdie Berechtigung

In Otti's situations: Emil starts a cooperative

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