rulebook / set of rules
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set of rules
A systematic collection of rules, regulations, and provisions that apply to a specific area, organization, or activity.
Um das Brettspiel zu verstehen, muss man sich erst mit dem komplexen Regelwerk vertraut machen.
To understand the board game, you first have to familiarize yourself with the complex rulebook.
The word consists of 'Regel' (rule) and 'Werk' (work/system). Here, 'Werk' does not mean 'work' in the sense of labor, but rather a comprehensive, systematic collection or an entire system.
Jeder neue Mitarbeiter muss das interne Regelwerk des Unternehmens studieren.
Every new employee has to study the company's internal set of rules.
Compound nouns always take the article of the last part of the word. Since it is 'das Werk', it is also 'das Regelwerk' (the set of rules).
Das Regelwerk für dieses Kartenspiel hat über 50 Seiten.
The rulebook for this card game has over 50 pages.
Common verbs used with 'Regelwerk' (set of rules) are 'ein Regelwerk erstellen' (to create a set of rules), 'sich an ein Regelwerk halten' (to follow a set of rules), or 'ein Regelwerk verstehen' (to understand a set of rules).
Alle Teilnehmer müssen sich an das offizielle Regelwerk halten.
All participants must follow the official set of rules.
regulation / control
Both words can refer to rules in force in a particular area. Regelung usually refers to a single provision or specific solution. Regelwerk, by contrast, is the systematic set of many rules that apply together to an area or organization.
Das Regelwerk des Wettbewerbs enthält alle Bestimmungen für die Teilnehmer.
The competition's rulebook contains all the provisions for the participants.
Die neue Regelung bestimmt, wann die Teilnehmer ihre Anträge abgeben müssen.
The new provision determines when the participants must submit their applications.
