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quality
The totality of the characteristics and features of a thing, service, or person that determine its goodness and value.
Die Qualität des Essens in diesem Restaurant ist sehr gut.
The quality of the food in this restaurant is very good.
quality
A specific characteristic or character trait of a person.
Zuverlässigkeit ist eine seiner besten Qualitäten.
Reliability is one of his best qualities.
The ending '-tät' is typical of many abstract nouns in German that come from Latin. When you see this ending, it is usually a feminine noun ('die Qualität' (quality), 'die Universität' (university), 'die Realität' (reality)).
Die Universität ist bekannt für ihre hohe Qualität in der Forschung.
The university is known for its high quality in research.
If 'Qualität' (quality) refers to a thing, it is often described with adjectives like 'hoch' (high), 'gut' (good), or 'schlecht' (poor/bad). If it refers to a person, it is about character traits, and the word is often used in the plural ('Qualitäten' (qualities)).
Dieses Werkzeug ist von schlechter Qualität und schnell kaputtgegangen.
This tool is of poor quality and broke quickly.
When referring to the goodness of a thing, 'Qualität' (quality) is often used with the preposition 'von' (of/from). Fixed expressions also include 'auf Qualität achten' (to pay attention to quality) and 'Qualität garantieren' (to guarantee quality).
Die Qualität von diesem Stoff fühlt sich sehr gut an.
The quality of this fabric feels very good.
When 'Qualität' (quality) describes a trait of a person, it is often combined with another noun to form a compound. Very common examples are 'Führungsqualitäten' (leadership qualities) or 'menschliche Qualitäten' (human qualities).
Die neue Chefin hat beeindruckende Führungsqualitäten.
The new boss has impressive leadership qualities.
standard
Quality describes how good a service is based on its actual characteristics. Standard, by contrast, is the recognized or expected level against which it is measured. A service can therefore meet a high standard; its quality is assessed in the process.
Die Qualität des Hotels ist wegen des sauberen Zimmers und des guten Service hoch.
The hotel’s quality is high because of the clean room and good service.
Mit sauberen Zimmern und gutem Service erfüllt das Hotel einen hohen Standard.
With clean rooms and good service, the hotel meets a high standard.
