Noun
die Kompanie
Pronunciation: /kɔmpaˈniː/
company (military unit)
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plural Kompanien
Meanings
Noun
- company (military unit)
Example sentence
Die ganze Kompanie stand um sechs Uhr auf dem Hof.
The whole company was standing in the yard at six o'clock.
Word forms
singular
die Kompanie
plural
die Kompanien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kompanie
Accusativedie Kompanie
Dativeder Kompanie
Genitiveder Kompanie
Plural
Nominativedie Kompanien
Accusativedie Kompanien
Dativeden Kompanien
Genitiveder Kompanien
Usage
- eine Kompanie Soldaten — a company of soldiers; a military unit
- Kompanie / Firma — military company / business company; English company has different German equivalents
Das Foto zeigt eine Kompanie vor einer alten Kaserne.
The photograph shows a company of soldiers outside an old barracks.