Definition
A legally binding agreement between at least two parties.
Translations
- English
- contract
- Français
- contrat
- Türkçe
- sözleşme
- Polski
- umowa
- Русский
- договор
- Українська
- договір
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Vertrag
- A2
- Noun
- Services & Everyday Tasks
- Work & Professions
- Society & Public Life
contract
/deːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Verträge
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Services & Everyday TasksPrimaryWork & ProfessionsSociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Vertrag ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “contract”.
- Der Text nennt den Vertrag.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “contract”.
- Der Text handelt vom Vertrag.DativSing.The text is about “contract”.
- Mehrere Verträge werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “contract” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Verträge.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “contract”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Verträgen.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “contract”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Vertrag/fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk/
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Article phrase
der Vertrag/deːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk/
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Plural
Verträge/fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɛːɡə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Vertrag | die Verträge |
| Akkusativ | den Vertrag | die Verträge |
| Dativ | dem Vertrag | den Verträgen |
| Genitiv | des Vertrags | der Verträge |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Vertrag unterschreiben
- Collocationeinen Vertrag kündigen
- Sentence patterneinen Vertrag abschließen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termVereinbarung
- Semantically relatedUnterschrift — signature
- Broader termAbo — subscription
A Abo is a special form of contract, usually designed for regular services or access, and is therefore narrower than the general term Vertrag.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word