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Anrechnung
📖 What does "die Anrechnung" mean?
Die Anrechnung (feminine) refers to the process where something (e.g., an achievement, a payment, a period of time) is angerechnet (credited, taken into account, offset) against something else. It's about applying a value or performance in a different context.
Common contexts include:
- 🎓 Education: Anrechnung of academic credits or exams from another university or course of study (credit transfer).
- 💰 Finance/Taxes: Anrechnung of prepayments towards tax liability, crediting of foreign taxes (tax credit/offsetting).
- ⚖️ Law: Anrechnung of pre-trial detention towards a prison sentence (crediting time served), offsetting payments against a debt.
- ⏳ Work: Anrechnung of previous periods of employment or vacation days (recognition/allowance).
It's a noun derived from the verb anrechnen (to credit, to take into account).
Article rules for der, die, and das
-ung → always feminine.
There are many -ung words, we won't list them all. There are only a few exceptions.
🧐 Grammar of "die Anrechnung" in Detail
The word "Anrechnung" is a feminine noun. Like most German nouns ending in -ung, it takes the article 'die'.
| Case | Article | Noun |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die | Anrechnung |
| Genitive | der | Anrechnung |
| Dative | der | Anrechnung |
| Accusative | die | Anrechnung |
| Case | Article | Noun |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die | Anrechnungen |
| Genitive | der | Anrechnungen |
| Dative | den | Anrechnungen |
| Accusative | die | Anrechnungen |
📝 Example Sentences
- Die Anrechnung meiner bisherigen Studienleistungen war problemlos möglich.
(The crediting of my previous academic achievements was possible without problems.) - Der Antrag auf Anrechnung der ausländischen Quellensteuer muss fristgerecht eingereicht werden.
(The application for the crediting of foreign withholding tax must be submitted on time.) - Das Gericht entschied über die Anrechnung der Untersuchungshaft auf die Gesamtstrafe.
(The court decided on the crediting of the pre-trial detention towards the total sentence.) - Bei der Berechnung des Urlaubsanspruchs erfolgt eine Anrechnung der bereits genommenen Tage.
(When calculating the holiday entitlement, an allowance is made for the days already taken.) - Es gab mehrere komplizierte Anrechnungen in der Buchhaltung.
(There were several complicated credit entries/offsets in the accounting.)
💡 Usage Notes & Context
"Die Anrechnung" is a rather formal word, primarily used in administrative, legal, financial, and academic contexts. In everyday conversation, one might prefer terms like Berücksichtigung (consideration) or Gutschrift (credit note), depending on the situation.
Typical Collocations (Word combinations):
- Anrechnung von Leistungen / Zeiten / Steuern / Zahlungen (crediting/allowance of achievements / times / taxes / payments)
- Anrechnung auf die Studiendauer / die Steuerschuld / die Strafe (crediting towards the duration of study / the tax debt / the sentence)
- Antrag auf Anrechnung (application for crediting/allowance)
- unter Anrechnung von etwas (taking something into account / allowing for something)
- etwas zur Anrechnung bringen (to submit something for crediting/consideration)
⚠️ Important: The core idea is always that something existing (a performance, payment, etc.) is related to something else (a duty, a total sum, etc.) and is taken into account in a reducing or fulfilling manner.
🧠 Mnemonics for Anrechnung
Article Mnemonic: Nouns ending in "-ung" in German are almost always feminine ('die'). Think of die Rechnung (the bill), die Prüfung (the exam), die Leistung (the achievement) – and therefore, die Anrechnung.
Meaning Mnemonic: Imagine you rechnen (calculate) something and bring it an (to/towards) something else. You take a value (like a passed exam) and attach it 'an' something else (like your current studies) so it counts there. An-rechnen = to add towards, to give credit for.
🔄 Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms (similar meaning):
- Anerkennung: Often synonymous in academic contexts (recognition of credits).
- Berücksichtigung: A more general term for taking something into account.
- Verrechnung: More common in business/finance (e.g., offsetting credits against receivables).
- Gutschrift: Focuses on the positive financial aspect (credit note).
- Aufrechnung: Legal term for offsetting mutual claims.
- Zurechnung: More in the sense of allocation or attribution (e.g., cost allocation).
Antonyms (opposite meaning):
- Nichtanrechnung: The explicit refusal to credit something.
- Ignorierung / Nichtberücksichtigung: Ignoring / not taking something into account.
- Streichung: Deletion/removal of something already credited (though context might involve prior Anrechnung).
- Ablehnung: Rejection (e.g., rejection of the application for Anrechnung).
Similar but different words:
- Rechnung: bill, invoice.
- Berechnung: calculation, computation.
😂 A Little Joke
Auf Deutsch: Fragt der Finanzbeamte den Steuerzahler: "Warum haben Sie denn die Ausgaben für Ihre Wahrsagerin zur Anrechnung gebracht?"
Antwortet der Steuerzahler: "Sie hat mir prophezeit, dass Sie es nicht anerkennen werden!"
In English: The tax officer asks the taxpayer: "Why did you submit the expenses for your fortune teller for crediting?"
The taxpayer replies: "She predicted that you wouldn't recognize it!"
✒️ Poem about Anrechnung
Auf Deutsch:
Im Studium, schwer und lang,
zählt mancher Punkt, manch harter Gang.
Doch hast du woanders was geschafft,
wird's eingebracht mit voller Kraft.
Die Anrechnung, sie hilft geschwind,
dass Zeit und Mühe Früchte find'.
Ob Kurs, ob Schein, ob Praktikum,
es zählt im Bildungssummum.
In English Translation:
In studies, long and tough,
Each point counts, each path seems rough.
But if elsewhere you achieved,
It's brought forth, fully believed.
The crediting, it helps so fast,
So time and effort's fruits will last.
Be it course, certificate, or practical term,
It counts within the educational firm.
❓ A Little Riddle
Auf Deutsch:
Ich bin kein Geld, doch kann was wert sein.
Ich kürz' die Strafe oder's Studium fein.
Man stellt 'nen Antrag, hofft auf mein Gelten,
in Akten und Paragraphenwelten.
Was bin ich?
In English:
I am not money, yet hold value true.
I shorten sentences or studies for you.
An application's filed, hoping I'll apply,
In files and legal texts, reaching high.
What am I?
(Solution: die Anrechnung / crediting, allowance)
🧩 Further Details
Word Composition:
The word "Anrechnung" is composed of:
- Prefix an-: Indicates a direction, bringing towards, or adding to.
- Stem of the verb rechnen: To calculate, count, reckon.
- Suffix -ung: Forms a noun from the verb, usually denoting a process or its result. This suffix makes the noun feminine (die).
Related Words:
- anrechnen (verb): to credit, allow for, take into account.
- anrechenbar (adjective): creditable, allowable, eligible for credit.
📝 Summary: is it der, die or das Anrechnung?
The word "Anrechnung" is always feminine. The correct article is die Anrechnung (plural: die Anrechnungen). It refers to the act of crediting, recognizing, or allowing for a performance, payment, or time period in another context.