Duty - Pflicht (The 2048th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Duty is Pflicht. This word often comes up when talking about occupation. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 2048th most commonly used word in German. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common German words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: duty

German: pflicht

Examples


Duty should come before anything else.	Die Pflicht sollte vor allem anderen den Vorrang haben.
Your duty is to support your family.	Ihre Pflicht ist es, Ihre Familie zu unterstützen.
Every right comes in hand with a duty.	Jedes Recht geht mit einer Pflicht einher.
It's your duty.	Es ist deine Pflicht.
It's our duty.	Das ist unsere Pflicht.
You know that that was our duty.	Du weißt, dass das unsere Pflicht war.
I believe it my duty to protect these children.	Ich halte es für meine Pflicht, diese Kinder zu schützen.
You must do your duty.	Du musst deine Pflicht erfüllen.

You should carry out your duty.	Sie sollten Ihre Pflicht erfüllen.
One must do one's duty.	Man muss seine Pflicht tun.
You must perform your duty.	Du musst deine Pflicht tun.
You must fulfill your duty.	Du musst deine Pflicht erfüllen.
I only did my duty.	Ich tat nur meine Pflicht.
He does his duty.	Er erfüllt seine Pflicht.
She did her duty.	Sie tat ihre Pflicht.
He did his duty.	Er tat seine Pflicht.
Tom did his duty.	Tom tat seine Pflicht.
Duty calls.	Die Pflicht ruft.
Duty calls to me.	Die Pflicht ruft mich.
Do your duty.	Tu deine Pflicht.
We did our duty.	Wir taten unsere Pflicht.