Vokabahn

Unterhalt

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Noun

der Unterhalt

Pronunciation: /ˈʊntərhalt/

alimony, child support, maintenance (court-enforced allowance)

B2 rank #5,308

Meanings

Noun
  1. alimony, child support, maintenance (court-enforced allowance)
  2. upkeep, maintenance (cost of supporting a person or keeping something running)

Example sentence

Er zahlt Unterhalt für seine beiden Kinder.

He pays child support for his two children.

Word forms

singular der Unterhalt

No common plural.

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Unterhalt
Accusativeden Unterhalt
Dativedem Unterhalt
Genitivedes Unterhalts

Unterhalt has no common plural.

Usage

  • Unterhalt für ein Kind zahlen — pay maintenance for a child; für takes accusative
  • Unterhalt / Unterhaltung — financial support or upkeep / entertainment or conversation; different nouns
Extra sentence

Nach der Trennung einigten sie sich über den Unterhalt für ihre Tochter.

After separating, they reached an agreement about maintenance for their daughter.