Definition
A compulsory payment of money that individuals or businesses are required by law to make to the state.
Translations
- English
- tax
- Français
- impôt
- Türkçe
- vergi
- Polski
- podatek
- Русский
- налог
- Українська
- податок
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Steuer
- B1
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
- Society & Public Life
tax
/diː ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐ/
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
- Steuern
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Auf das Einkommen muss eine Steuer gezahlt werden.NominativSing.A tax must be paid on income.
- Die Bürger zahlen die Steuer pünktlich.AkkusativSing.Citizens pay the tax on time.
- Mit der Steuer finanziert der Staat öffentliche Aufgaben.DativSing.The state finances public services with the tax.
- Die Höhe der Steuer hängt vom Einkommen ab.GenitivSing.The amount of tax depends on income.
- Steuern finanzieren wichtige staatliche Aufgaben.NominativPlur.Taxes finance important state functions.
- Viele Menschen zahlen Steuern regelmäßig.AkkusativPlur.Many people pay taxes regularly.
- Bei den Steuern gelten für Unternehmen besondere Regeln.DativPlur.Special rules apply to companies regarding taxes.
- Die Einnahmen der Steuern werden sinnvoll verwendet.GenitivPlur.Tax revenues are used sensibly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Steuer/ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐ/
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Article phrase
die Steuer/diː ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐ/
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Plural
Steuern/ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Steuer | die Steuern |
| Akkusativ | die Steuer | die Steuern |
| Dativ | der Steuer | den Steuern |
| Genitiv | der Steuer | der Steuern |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Steuer zahlen
- Verb constructionjemandem eine Steuer auferlegen + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termAbgabe
A Steuer is a special, legally prescribed Abgabe paid to the state.
- Related termGebühr — fee
- Related termZoll
Customs duties are a special form of state levy on certain goods, especially in cross-border trade.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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