Polyglot Dictionary

patrouillieren

/patʁʊljˈiːʁən/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: patrouilliert
past: patrouillierte
perfect: hat/ist patrouilliert

Meaning

to patrol
- Zwei Wachen patrouillierten vor dem Tor.
  
  Two guards were patrolling in front of the gate.
- Die Polizisten patrouillieren nachts durch die Innenstadt. So fühlen sich die Leute sicherer.
  
  The police officers patrol through the city centre at night. That way people feel safer.

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Portuguese

patrulhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to patrol."

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Last updated 2026-09-21