Noun
die Hierarchie
Pronunciation: /hiʁaʁˈçiː/
hierarchy (system of ranks within an organisation)
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plural Hierarchien
Meanings
Noun
- hierarchy (system of ranks within an organisation)
- hierarchy (body of ruling officials)
Example sentence
In unserer Firma ist die Hierarchie sehr flach.
In our company the hierarchy is very flat.
Word forms
singular
die Hierarchie
plural
die Hierarchien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Hierarchie
Accusativedie Hierarchie
Dativeder Hierarchie
Genitiveder Hierarchie
Plural
Nominativedie Hierarchien
Accusativedie Hierarchien
Dativeden Hierarchien
Genitiveder Hierarchien
Usage
- eine flache Hierarchie — An organisation with few levels of authority.
- Hierarchie / Rang — A system of ranked positions versus one rank within it.
Die Hierarchie des Unternehmens wurde in einem Schaubild erklärt.
The company's hierarchy was explained in a diagram.