Verbrechen

/fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩/

das noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
die Verbrechen

Meaning

  1. crime

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

Straftat

Close synonyms for a crime; Straftat is the precise legal term for any punishable offense, Verbrechen is the everyday word, often implying something more serious.

Similar in other languages

French

crime

crime is the French word for the same thing — both mean "crime."

Portuguese

crime

crime is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "crime."

Practice

1 What does Verbrechen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ wurde nie aufgeklärt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verbrechen?

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