Bewährung

/bəˈvɛːʁʊŋ/

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.

Meaning

  1. probation

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

Similar words

probezeit

Bewährung specifically means legal probation, a suspended sentence; Probezeit is more general, a trial period, like at a new job.

Similar in other languages

French

mise à l'épreuve

mise à l'épreuve is the French word for the same thing — both mean "probation."

Practice

1 What does Bewährung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er bekam zwei Jahre auf ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bewährung?

noun

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