Dienstreise

business trip

noun DEENST-ry-ze Rare

Origin: literally service-journey

Usage Note

Dienstreise is a work-related trip undertaken on company business, combining Dienst (service, duty) and Reise (journey). Costs are reimbursed as Reisekosten. The term is more formal than the colloquial Geschäftsreise, which it overlaps with. Plural Dienstreisen.

Examples

"Nächste Woche geht er auf Dienstreise nach Wien."

Natural Translation

Next week he is going on a business trip to Vienna.

Literal Translation

Next week goes he on business-trip to Vienna.

Related Words

Explore German by topic

GermanNow

How to Tell Time in German Without Mistakes

Halb sieben means 6:30, not 7:30. Master telling time in German — Viertel nach, halb, vor, the 24-hour clock, and the prepositions that trip up beginners.

June 5, 2026 5 min read

GermanNow

German Two-Way Prepositions: Accusative or Dative?

Use accusative for movement into a place (wohin?) and dative for a fixed location (wo?). Master all nine German two-way prepositions with one simple test.

June 9, 2026 6 min read

GermanNow

Der, Die, Das: Rules to Guess German Gender

German noun gender rules made simple: check the suffix first, then meaning. Endings like -ung, -chen, and -ling predict der, die, or das with ~90% accuracy.

June 5, 2026 6 min read

GermanNow

German Umlauts & ß: Sounds and Typing

Pronounce ä, ö, ü with the front-tongue, rounded-lips rule, master the ß vs ss spelling, and type every German umlaut on Mac, Windows, and phone.

June 5, 2026 6 min read