Word
Die Behörde hat die Schließung angeordnet.
Meaning
The authority has ordered the closure.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die Behörde hat die Schließung angeordnet.
haben
to have
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Behörde
the authority
die Schließung
the closure
Questions & Answers about Die Behörde hat die Schließung angeordnet.
Why is the past participle angeordnet instead of ge-anordnet?
The infinitive verb is anordnen (to order or mandate). Because it has a separable prefix (an-), the -ge- prefix used to form the past participle slips between the prefix and the verb stem, resulting in angeordnet.
How can I remember the gender of die Schließung?
How would I add an aufgrund phrase to this sentence, for example 'due to the danger'?
To add 'due to the danger', you use aufgrund followed by the genitive case. Because die Gefahr (the danger) is feminine, it becomes der Gefahr in the genitive. You would place this in the middle of the sentence: Die Behörde hat aufgrund der Gefahr die Schließung angeordnet.
Does die Behörde mean 'authority' in the sense of having an authoritative personality?
No, die Behörde strictly refers to an official administrative body, government agency, or department. If you want to talk about personal authority, power, or expertise, you would use the word die Autorität.