Definition
A spoken or written account that provides factual information about an event or subject.
Translations
- English
- report
- Français
- rapport
- Türkçe
- rapor
- Polski
- raport
- Русский
- отчёт
- Українська
- звіт
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Bericht
- B1
- Noun
- Communication
- Technology & Media
report
/deːɐ̯ bəˈʁɪçt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Berichte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryTechnology & Media
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Bericht liegt auf dem Tisch.NominativSing.The report is on the table.
- Die Journalistin schrieb einen ausführlichen Bericht über das Ereignis.AkkusativSing.The journalist wrote a detailed report about the event.
- Der Redakteur vertraute dem Bericht.DativSing.The editor trusted the report.
- Die Aussagekraft des Berichts ist hoch.GenitivSing.The report’s informative value is high.
- Die Berichte liegen auf dem Tisch.NominativPlur.The reports are on the table.
- Die Journalistinnen lasen die Berichte aufmerksam.AkkusativPlur.The female journalists read the reports attentively.
- Die Redakteure vertrauten den Berichten.DativPlur.The editors trusted the reports.
- Die Ergebnisse der Berichte waren unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The results of the reports were different.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bericht/bəˈʁɪçt/
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Article phrase
der Bericht/deːɐ̯ bəˈʁɪçt/
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Plural
Berichte/bəˈʁɪçtə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Bericht | die Berichte |
| Akkusativ | den Bericht | die Berichte |
| Dativ | dem Bericht | den Berichten |
| Genitiv | des Berichts | der Berichte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein ausführlicher Bericht
- Adjective combinationein schriftlicher Bericht
- Collocationeinen Bericht schreiben
- Collocationeinen Bericht verfassen
- Collocationeinen Bericht veröffentlichen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termBeschreibung — description
A Bericht usually provides factual information about events or results; a Beschreibung focuses on properties and details.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Bericht“ is synchronically a simple noun; the verb berichten is derived from it.