Noun
die Volkswirtschaft
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaft/
national economy
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plural Volkswirtschaften
Meanings
Noun
- national economy
Example sentence
Die deutsche Volkswirtschaft wächst in diesem Jahr nur langsam.
The German national economy is growing only slowly this year.
Word forms
singular
die Volkswirtschaft
plural
die Volkswirtschaften
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Volkswirtschaft
Accusativedie Volkswirtschaft
Dativeder Volkswirtschaft
Genitiveder Volkswirtschaft
Plural
Nominativedie Volkswirtschaften
Accusativedie Volkswirtschaften
Dativeden Volkswirtschaften
Genitiveder Volkswirtschaften
Usage
- die Volkswirtschaft eines Landes — A country's economy considered as a whole.
- Volkswirtschaft / Betriebswirtschaft — The national economy differs from the management of an individual business.
Der Kurs behandelt die Entwicklung einer Volkswirtschaft.
The course examines the development of a national economy.