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The article for

Controlling

das Controlling

Controlling is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it das Controlling?

Controlling ends in -ling. Most nouns with this ending are masculine (82% take der), but Controlling is an exception: das Controlling.

The other -ling exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Corporate department, internal accounting

[1] Unternehmensabteilung, internes Rechnungswesen

[2] Control function exercised by the corporate management

[2] von der Unternehmensführung ausgeübte Steuerungsfunktion

Examples

[1] Controlling would like to set up a list of the expected deviations by the end of the week

[1] Das Controlling möchte von Ihnen bis Ende der Woche eine Aufstellung über die zu erwartenden Abweichungen.

[1] "The man who heads one of the most successful economic universities in Germany could also work in controlling a savings bank"

[1] „Der Mann, der eine der erfolgreichsten Wirtschaftshochschulen Deutschlands leitet, könnte auch im Controlling einer Sparkasse arbeiten.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] Not only in medium -sized companies is controlling chief affair

[2] Nicht nur in mittleren Unternehmen ist Controlling Chefsache.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Controlling —
Genitiv des Controllings —
Dativ dem Controlling —
Akkusativ das Controlling —

Pronunciation

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