accountant
der Buchhalter, die Buchhalter
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accountant
A person whose job is to systematically record and manage the financial transactions of a company or organization (bookkeeping).
Der Buchhalter ist für die korrekte Verbuchung aller Rechnungen zuständig.
The accountant is responsible for the correct posting of all invoices.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Buchhalter |
| genitive | des Buchhalters |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Buchhalter | die Buchhalter |
| accusative | den Buchhalter | die Buchhalter |
| dative | dem Buchhalter | den Buchhaltern |
| genitive | des Buchhalters | der Buchhalter |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word 'Buchhalter' (accountant) is made up of 'Buch' (book) and the verb 'halten' (to hold/keep). So a 'Buchhalter' is literally someone who keeps or 'holds' the business books.
Ein guter Buchhalter kennt alle finanziellen Details der Firma.
A good accountant knows all the financial details of the company.
The word belongs to a family of terms related to finance. The activity is called 'die Buchhaltung' (accounting/bookkeeping), and the corresponding verb is 'buchhalten' (to keep accounts).
Die gesamte Buchhaltung wird bei uns digital erledigt.
All of our accounting is done digitally.
Common verbs used with 'Buchhalter' (accountant) are 'als Buchhalter arbeiten' (to work as an accountant), 'einen Buchhalter einstellen' (to hire an accountant), or simply 'Buchhalter sein' (to be an accountant).
Nach seiner Ausbildung hat er sofort als Buchhalter in einer kleinen Firma angefangen.
After his training, he immediately started working as an accountant at a small company.
