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Vocab: Numbers & quantity — B2
Numbers & quantity vocabulary at B2 level.
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die Anrechnung — crediting, recognition as counting towards a requirement; crediting, allowance in a calculation
Anrechnung is often used for studies, qualifications, or work experience that count towards a formal requirement. It is related to anrechnen, which takes the thing being credited in the accusative.
Die Anrechnung meiner Berufserfahrung verkürzt das Studium.
The crediting of my work experience shortens the degree course.
meine Berufserfahrung means my professional experience, and verkürzt means shortens. Die Anrechnung is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb verkürzt stands in position two.
Die Universität prüft die Anrechnung des Praktikums.
The university checks whether the internship can be credited.
die Universität means the university, prüft means checks, and das Praktikum means the internship. Die Anrechnung is accusative because prüfen takes an accusative object, and the finite verb prüft stands in position two.
Die Studentin profitiert von der Anrechnung ihrer Ausbildung.
The student benefits from her training being credited.
die Studentin means the female student, profitiert means benefits, and ihre Ausbildung means her training. Von always takes the dative, so der Anrechnung is dative; the finite verb profitiert stands in position two.
Die Regeln der Anrechnung stehen auf der Website.
The rules for crediting are on the website.
die Regeln means the rules, stehen means are located, and die Website means the website. Der Anrechnung is genitive because it specifies which rules; the finite verb stehen stands in position two.
Mehrere Anrechnungen sind möglich.
Several credits are possible.
mehrere means several, sind means are, and möglich means possible. Anrechnungen is the plural subject, so it takes the plural verb sind; the plural ending is -en.
Die Hochschule beantragt die Anrechnung des Kurses.
The university applies for the course to be credited.
die Hochschule means the university, beantragt means applies for, and der Kurs means the course. Die Anrechnung is accusative because beantragen takes an accusative object; the finite verb beantragt stands in position two.
Eine Anrechnung ist auch ohne Prüfung möglich.
Credit is also possible without an examination.
eine Prüfung means an examination, and ohne means without. Eine Anrechnung is nominative because it is the subject; ohne Prüfung uses the accusative after ohne.
Bei der Rechnung wurde die Anrechnung bereits berücksichtigt.
The credit was already taken into account on the bill.
die Rechnung means the bill, bereits means already, and berücksichtigt means taken into account. Bei der Rechnung uses the dative after bei, while die Anrechnung is nominative as the subject of the passive clause.
Die Anrechnung der Vorauszahlung senkt den Restbetrag.
Crediting the advance payment reduces the remaining amount.
die Vorauszahlung means the advance payment, senkt means reduces, and der Restbetrag means the remaining amount. Die Anrechnung is nominative because it is the subject, while der Vorauszahlung is genitive because it identifies what is credited.
das Ausmaß — extent, scale, magnitude
Ausmaß is usually used for the extent or seriousness of a problem, event, or damage. For physical length or width, Maß or Abmessung is often more suitable.
Das Ausmaß des Problems ist noch unklar.
The extent of the problem is still unclear.
das Problem means the problem and unklar means unclear. Das Ausmaß is nominative because it is the subject, while des Problems is genitive because it identifies the extent of what; the verb ist stands in position two.
Wir müssen das Ausmaß der Schäden prüfen.
We have to assess the extent of the damage.
müssen means have to, die Schäden means the damage, and prüfen means assess or check. Das Ausmaß is accusative because prüfen takes a direct object; müssen is in position two and prüfen goes to the end.
Die Experten nähern sich dem Ausmaß der Katastrophe an.
The experts are approaching the scale of the catastrophe.
die Experten means the experts, sich annähern means approach, and die Katastrophe means the catastrophe. Dem Ausmaß is dative because sich annähern takes a dative object; the separable verb has nähern in position two and an at the end.
Die Folgen des Ausmaßes sind schwer einzuschätzen.
The consequences of the scale are difficult to assess.
die Folgen means the consequences and schwer einzuschätzen means difficult to assess. Des Ausmaßes is genitive because it identifies the scale connected with the consequences; the verb sind agrees with the plural subject Folgen.
Die Ausmaße der Überschwemmung sind erschreckend.
The extent of the flooding is frightening.
die Überschwemmung means the flooding and erschreckend means frightening. Ausmaße is plural and nominative, so the verb is plural sind; der Überschwemmung is genitive and means “of the flooding”.
circa — approximately, about
circa is often written as ca. before a number. It is neutral and is especially common in written information such as prices, distances and dates.
Die Reparatur kostet circa hundert Euro.
The repair costs about one hundred euros.
die Reparatur means the repair, kosten means to cost, and hundert Euro means one hundred euros. circa is an adverb placed before the number it qualifies; the finite verb kostet is in position two.
Der Film dauert circa zwei Stunden.
The film lasts about two hours.
der Film means the film, dauern means to last, and zwei Stunden means two hours. circa comes directly before the approximate length, while the finite verb dauert remains in position two.
die Kalkulation — calculation, costing
This word often refers to a planned costing rather than a simple mathematical calculation; Berechnung is more general for a mathematical calculation.
Die Kalkulation ist noch nicht fertig.
The costing is not finished yet.
noch nicht fertig means not finished yet. Die Kalkulation is nominative because it is the subject, and ist stands in position two.
Der Kunde prüft die Kalkulation.
The customer checks the costing.
der Kunde means the customer, and prüft means checks. Die Kalkulation is accusative because prüfen takes a direct object; the finite verb prüft is in position two.
Wir vertrauen der Kalkulation des Ingenieurs.
We trust the engineer's calculation.
vertrauen means to trust, and der Ingenieur means the engineer. Der Kalkulation is dative because vertrauen governs the dative; des Ingenieurs is genitive to show ownership.
Die Genauigkeit der Kalkulation ist entscheidend.
The accuracy of the calculation is crucial.
die Genauigkeit means the accuracy, and entscheidend means crucial. Der Kalkulation is genitive because it specifies the accuracy of what; ist stands in position two.
Die Kalkulationen für das Projekt waren kompliziert.
The calculations for the project were complicated.
das Projekt means the project, and kompliziert means complicated. Die Kalkulationen is the plural subject, and waren is in position two.
die Kapazität — capacity, maximum capacity; capacity, ability to cope
Die Kapazität can describe a physical limit, such as the number of seats in a room, or the output of a machine. It can also describe a person’s ability or available time, especially in formal language.
Die Kapazität des Saals beträgt fünfhundert Personen.
The hall has a capacity of five hundred people.
der Saal is “the hall,” beträgt means “amounts to,” and fünfhundert Personen means “five hundred people.” Die Kapazität is nominative because it is the subject; des Saals is genitive because it identifies the hall’s capacity.
Das Hotel erweitert die Kapazität für die Saison.
The hotel is expanding its capacity for the season.
Das Hotel is “the hotel,” erweitert means “expands,” and für die Saison means “for the season.” Die Kapazität is accusative because erweitern takes a direct object; für always takes the accusative.
Mit der Kapazität der Batterie kommen wir weit.
With the battery’s capacity, we can get a long way.
Mit means “with,” die Batterie is “the battery,” and weit kommen means “get a long way.” Der Kapazität is dative because mit requires dative; the finite verb kommen stands in position two.
Die Berechnung der Kapazität dauert mehrere Stunden.
Calculating the capacity takes several hours.
Die Berechnung is “the calculation,” dauert means “takes,” and mehrere Stunden means “several hours.” Der Kapazität is genitive because it specifies what is being calculated; the finite verb dauert is in position two.
Die neuen Maschinen haben höhere Kapazitäten.
The new machines have higher capacities.
Die neuen Maschinen means “the new machines,” haben means “have,” and höhere means “higher.” Kapazitäten is plural accusative because it is the object of haben; neuen and höhere show plural adjective endings.
Ich habe heute keine Kapazität für zusätzliche Aufgaben.
I have no capacity for additional tasks today.
heute means “today,” zusätzlich means “additional,” and Aufgaben means “tasks.” Kapazität is accusative after für, which always takes the accusative; keine Kapazität means that the speaker lacks time or energy.
Das Team arbeitet bereits an seiner Kapazitätsgrenze.
The team is already working at the limit of its capacity.
Das Team is “the team,” bereits means “already,” and arbeitet an der Grenze means “is working at the limit.” Kapazitätsgrenze is a compound meaning “capacity limit”; an takes the dative here because this describes a fixed state, not movement.
manch — some, many a, quite a few
manch is a quantifying pronoun or determiner and changes its ending like an adjective: manche, manchen, and manchem. It is more literary or emphatic than einige in many contexts, and manch einer means many a person or quite a few people.
Manche Menschen arbeiten lieber allein.
Some people prefer to work alone.
Menschen means people, arbeiten means work, lieber means preferably, and allein means alone. Manche Menschen is the nominative subject, and the finite verb arbeiten stands in position two; the ending -e agrees with the plural noun.
Ich habe manchen guten Rat bekommen.
I have received many a good piece of advice.
guten Rat means good advice and bekommen means to receive or get. Manchen guten Rat is accusative because haben introduces a direct object in this sentence, and bekommen is at the end as the Partizip II in the perfect; manchen agrees with the masculine noun Rat.
das Soll — target, required value; performance target
The noun das Soll means a target or required value and is especially common in business, finance and statistics. Do not confuse it with the verb form soll, meaning ‘is supposed to’ or ‘should’; the noun is normally contrasted with das Ist, the actual value.
Das Soll beträgt in diesem Monat 160 Arbeitsstunden.
The monthly target is 160 working hours.
beträgt means amounts to, diesem Monat means this month, and Arbeitsstunden means working hours. Das Soll is the nominative subject; the finite verb beträgt stands in position two.
Wir erreichen das Soll erst am Monatsende.
We will not reach the target until the end of the month.
erreichen means reach, erst means not until or only, and Monatsende means end of the month. Das Soll is accusative because erreichen takes a direct object; the time phrase am Monatsende is dative after an for a fixed time.
Die Abteilung arbeitet an dem Soll für das nächste Quartal.
The department is working on the target for the next quarter.
Abteilung means department, arbeitet means is working, and nächste Quartal means next quarter. Dem Soll is dative because an takes the dative here for the fixed sense ‘work on’; für das nächste Quartal is accusative because für always takes the accusative.
Die Überschreitung des Solls muss begründet werden.
Exceeding the target must be justified.
Überschreitung means exceeding or overrun, muss means must, and begründet werden means be justified. Des Solls is genitive because it identifies what has been exceeded; with the modal muss, the infinitive group begründet werden goes to the end.
Die neuen Solls stehen im Bericht.
The new target values are in the report.
neuen means new, stehen means are written or appear, and Bericht means report. Solls is the plural of the noun meaning target values; it is the nominative subject, while im Bericht is a location phrase with dative.
Das Team liegt deutlich über dem Soll.
The team is clearly above the target.
Team means team, liegt ... über means is above, and deutlich means clearly or significantly. Dem Soll is dative because über describes a fixed position relative to the target; the separable verb places liegt in position two and über at the end.
Die Mitarbeiter müssen ihr Soll erfüllen.
The employees must meet their target.
Mitarbeiter means employees, müssen means must, ihr means their, and erfüllen means fulfil or meet. Ihr Soll is accusative because erfüllen takes a direct object; with the modal müssen, the infinitive erfüllen goes to the end.
weitgehend — extensive, far-reaching
weitgehend is stronger than simply groß: it suggests that something affects most parts of a situation or has broad consequences. It is often used with abstract nouns such as Änderungen, Reformen, or Zustimmung.
Die Änderungen sind weitgehend.
The changes are extensive.
die Änderungen means “the changes”, and sind means “are”. weitgehend is predicative after sind, so it has no adjective ending.
Die Regierung plant weitgehende Reformen.
The government is planning far-reaching reforms.
die Regierung means “the government”, plant means “is planning”, and Reformen means “reforms”. weitgehende describes the accusative object Reformen and has the plural adjective ending -e after the article-less plural noun. The finite verb plant is in position two.
Diese Lösung ist weitgehender als die alte.
This solution is more far-reaching than the old one.
diese Lösung means “this solution”, als means “than”, and die alte means “the old one”. weitgehender is predicative after ist, so it has no adjective ending. Use als, not wie, for an unequal comparison.
Von allen Reformen ist diese am weitgehendsten.
Of all the reforms, this one is the most far-reaching.
von allen Reformen means “of all the reforms”, and diese means “this one”. am weitgehendsten is the predicative superlative; von takes the dative, shown by allen Reformen. Before a noun, use an ending form such as die weitgehendste Reform.
weitgehend — largely, for the most part
As an adverb, weitgehend modifies a verb, adjective, or participle and means “to a large extent”. It does not take an adjective ending: say weitgehend erledigt, not weitgehende erledigt.
Die Aufgabe ist weitgehend erledigt.
The task is largely finished.
die Aufgabe means “the task”, and erledigt means “finished” or “completed”. weitgehend modifies erledigt and means that most, but perhaps not every, part is complete. The finite verb ist is in position two and the participle erledigt stands at the end.
Wir sind uns weitgehend einig.
We largely agree.
uns einig sein means “to agree”, and einig means “in agreement”. weitgehend shows that the agreement is extensive but may not be complete. The pronoun uns is part of the expression sich einig sein; the finite verb sind is in position two and einig follows it.