Definition
An organization that sells goods or services and employs people.
Translations
- English
- company
- Français
- entreprise
- Türkçe
- şirket
- Polski
- firma
- Русский
- компания
- Українська
- компанія
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Firma
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
company
/diː ˈfɪʁma/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Firmen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Firma hat ein Büro in Berlin.NominativSing.The company has an office in Berlin.
- Ich rufe die Firma an.AkkusativSing.I call the company.
- Sie arbeitet bei einer kleinen Firma.DativSing.She works for a small company.
- Der Name der Firma steht auf dem Schild.GenitivSing.The company’s name is on the sign.
- Viele Firmen suchen Fachkräfte.NominativPlur.Many companies are looking for skilled workers.
- Wir vergleichen mehrere Firmen.AkkusativPlur.We compare several companies.
- Bei großen Firmen gibt es oft mehrere Abteilungen.DativPlur.Large companies often have several departments.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Firma/ˈfɪʁma/
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Article phrase
die Firma/diː ˈfɪʁma/
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Plural
Firmen/ˈfɪʁmən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Firma | die Firmen |
| Akkusativ | die Firma | die Firmen |
| Dativ | der Firma | den Firmen |
| Genitiv | der Firma | der Firmen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionbei einer Firma arbeitenbei + Dativ
- Collocationeine Firma anrufen
- Collocationeine Firma gründen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word