Noun
die Initiative
initiative
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plural Initiativen
Meanings
Noun
- initiative
Example sentence
Ich halte dies für eine gute Initiative.
I consider this to be a good initiative.
Word forms
singular
die Initiative
plural
die Initiativen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Initiative
Accusativedie Initiative
Dativeder Initiative
Genitiveder Initiative
Plural
Nominativedie Initiativen
Accusativedie Initiativen
Dativeden Initiativen
Genitiveder Initiativen
Usage
- die Initiative ergreifen — This means take the initiative rather than wait.
- auf eigene Initiative — This describes acting on one's own initiative.
Auf ihre Initiative hin entstand eine kleine Leihbibliothek.
A small lending library was created on her initiative.