Vocabulary
die
Steuerklasse
/ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌklasə/· noun· Pl. die Steuerklassen
tax class (decides how much wage tax is taken off)
Germany has six Steuerklassen. Single people are usually in I, married couples choose between III/V and IV/IV, a second job is in VI. It is on your payslip — if it's wrong, too much tax is taken off.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Steuerklasse
- Plural
- die Steuerklassen
- Genitiv
- der Steuerklasse
One word, many lives
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Steuerklasse
tax class
Ich bin verheiratet, aber auf der Abrechnung steht Steuerklasse I.
I'm married, but the payslip says tax class I.
Word family
Steuerklassedie Steuertaxdie Klasseclassdie Lohnsteuerwage taxdie Steuer-IDtax identification number
Common combinations
- die Steuerklasse wechselnto change tax class
- in Steuerklasse I seinto be in tax class I
- die falsche Steuerklassethe wrong tax class
Real examples
- Nach der Hochzeit können wir die Steuerklasse wechseln.After the wedding we can change our tax class.
- Welche Steuerklasse haben Sie?What tax class are you in?
- Die sechs Steuerklassen erklärt das Finanzamt auf seiner Website.The tax office explains the six tax classes on its website.
