German adjective · CEFR B2

zuständig

Meaning in English: responsible, in charge

Rank 1,251 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B23 forms in the list
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Example

Wer ist bei euch für die Einkäufe zuständig?

Who's in charge of the shopping at your place?

Forms of zuständig in the top 5,000

These forms of zuständig are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

zuständigen#1,162
responsible, competentB2

Wenden Sie sich bitte an die zuständigen Kollegen.
Please contact the colleagues in charge.

zuständige#1,830
responsible, relevantB2

Die zuständige Kollegin ist heute nicht da.
The colleague in charge isn't in today.

How common is zuständig?

zuständig is number 1,251 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 73 times per million words — about once every 14,000 words. Its most frequent form is zuständigen (#1,162).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 66% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 1,247der Terminappointment, date
  2. 1,248deinyour (informal)
  3. 1,249plusplus
  4. 1,250die Angstfear, anxiety
  5. 1,251zuständigresponsible, in charge
  6. 1,252langenlong
  7. 1,253führteled, ran
  8. 1,254betontemphasised, stressed
  9. 1,255bestätigtconfirmed

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