Definition
The state of having or controlling property.
Translations
- English
- possession
- Français
- possession
- Türkçe
- sahip olma
- Polski
- posiadanie
- Русский
- владение
- Українська
- володіння
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Besitz
- B1
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
- Society & Public Life
possession
/deːɐ̯ bəˈzɪt͡s/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Conversion
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Grundstück befindet sich seit vielen Jahren in seinem Besitz.NominativSing.The property has been in his possession for many years.
- Die Polizei beschlagnahmte den Besitz des Verdächtigen.AkkusativSing.The police confiscated the suspect's possessions.
- Er widmete sich dem Besitz wertvoller Kunstwerke.DativSing.He devoted himself to owning valuable works of art.
- Der Wert des Besitzes ist deutlich gestiegen.GenitivSing.The value of the possessions has risen significantly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Besitz/bəˈzɪt͡s/
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Article phrase
der Besitz/deːɐ̯ bəˈzɪt͡s/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Besitz | — |
| Akkusativ | den Besitz | — |
| Dativ | dem Besitz | — |
| Genitiv | des Besitzes | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationprivater Besitz
- CollocationBesitz erwerben
- CollocationBesitz verlieren
- CollocationBesitz schützen
- CollocationBesitz an jemanden übertragen
- Sentence patternDer Besitz wurde rechtlich geregelt.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymEigentum
Besitz refers to actually having or being able to exercise control over something; Eigentum is the legal right of control over it.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeConversion
- BesitzOther
„Besitz“ is a conversion of the verb „besitzen“.
Word family
- Besitzer — owner
- Besitzerin — owner