Die Leihfristverlängerung steht im Bibliothekskonto.
The loan renewal appears in the library account.
Breakdown of Die Leihfristverlängerung steht im Bibliothekskonto.
stehen
to stand
im
in the; (masculine or neuter)
die Leihfristverlängerung
the loan renewal
das Bibliothekskonto
the library account
Questions & Answers about Die Leihfristverlängerung steht im Bibliothekskonto.
Why is Leihfristverlängerung written as one long word?
German very often combines several nouns into one compound noun. Here:
- Leihfrist = loan period / borrowing period
- Verlängerung = extension
So Leihfristverlängerung means the extension of the loan period.
This is completely normal in German. English usually writes these as separate words, but German often joins them into one.
Why does the sentence use die before Leihfristverlängerung?
Because the main noun in the compound is Verlängerung, and Verlängerung is feminine.
In German compounds, the gender usually comes from the last part of the word. So:
- die Verlängerung
- therefore die Leihfristverlängerung
That is why the sentence starts with Die Leihfristverlängerung.
What does steht mean here? It usually means stands, doesn’t it?