Noun
die Subvention
subsidy
C2
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plural Subventionen
Meanings
Noun
- subsidy
Example sentence
In den letzten Jahren hat die Regierung versucht, Preiskontrollen und Subventionen abzubauen.
In recent years, the government has attempted to reduce price controls and subsidies.
Word forms
singular
die Subvention
plural
die Subventionen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Subvention
Accusativedie Subvention
Dativeder Subvention
Genitiveder Subvention
Plural
Nominativedie Subventionen
Accusativedie Subventionen
Dativeden Subventionen
Genitiveder Subventionen
Usage
- Subventionen gewähren — Grant subsidies; a common administrative collocation.
- Subvention / subventionieren — The financial support versus the verb to subsidize.
Ohne die Subvention hätte das kleine Theater schließen müssen.
Without the subsidy, the small theatre would have had to close.