Besatzung

/bəˈzatsʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Besatzungen

Meaning

  1. crew; occupation

    • Die Besatzung des Schiffes war müde.

      The ship's crew was tired.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

Bande

Close — both describe a group of people banded together, though Besatzung also specifically means a crew or occupying force.

Practice

1 What does Besatzung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Schiffes war müde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Besatzung?

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