Breakdown of Die Leihfristüberschreitung erscheint im Bibliothekskonto.
im
in the; (masculine or neuter)
erscheinen
to appear
das Bibliothekskonto
the library account
die Leihfristüberschreitung
exceeding the loan period; overdue loan
Questions & Answers about Die Leihfristüberschreitung erscheint im Bibliothekskonto.
What does Leihfristüberschreitung mean, and how is it built?
It is a compound noun, which is very common in German.
You can break it down like this:
- Leihfrist = loan period / borrowing period / due period
- Überschreitung = exceeding / overrun / violation
So Leihfristüberschreitung means something like:
- overdue loan
- exceeding the loan period
- overdue status / overdue item
In library language, it usually refers to the fact that the borrowing period has been exceeded.
Why does the sentence start with Die?
Die is the definite article for the noun Leihfristüberschreitung.
Here it is:
- singular
- feminine
- nominative case
So the subject of the sentence is die Leihfristüberschreitung.
A good thing to remember is that the gender belongs to the whole noun, not necessarily to the last English word in your translation. In this case, Überschreitung is feminine, so the whole compound noun is feminine too.
Why is Leihfristüberschreitung feminine?