Definition
A structure carrying a route over a river, road, or other obstacle.
Translations
- English
- bridge
- Français
- pont
- Türkçe
- köprü
- Polski
- most
- Русский
- мост
- Українська
- міст
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Brücke
- A2
- Noun
- City & Places
bridge
/diː ˈbʁʏkə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Brücken
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- City & PlacesPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Brücke verbindet die beiden Ufer.NominativSing.The bridge connects the two banks.
- Die Wanderer überqueren die Brücke.AkkusativSing.The hikers cross the bridge.
- Die Stadt gibt der Brücke einen neuen Anstrich.DativSing.The city gives the bridge a new coat of paint.
- Die Konstruktion der Brücke ist besonders stabil.GenitivSing.The construction of the bridge is particularly stable.
- Die Brücken verbinden die beiden Ufer.NominativPlur.The bridges connect the two banks.
- Die Wanderer überqueren die Brücken.AkkusativPlur.The hikers cross the bridges.
- Die Stadt gibt den Brücken einen neuen Anstrich.DativPlur.The city gives the bridges a new coat of paint.
- Die Konstruktion der Brücken ist besonders stabil.GenitivPlur.The construction of the bridges is particularly stable.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Brücke/ˈbʁʏkə/
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Article phrase
die Brücke/diː ˈbʁʏkə/
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Plural
Brücken/ˈbʁʏkən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Brücke | die Brücken |
| Akkusativ | die Brücke | die Brücken |
| Dativ | der Brücke | den Brücken |
| Genitiv | der Brücke | der Brücken |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Brücke überqueren
- Prepositional constructionüber eine Brücke fahrenüber + Akkusativ
- Adjective combinationeine alte Brücke
- Prepositional constructionunter der Brücke stehenunter + Dativ
- Collocationeine Brücke bauen
- Sentence patternDie Brücke führt über den Fluss.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termBauwerk
- Related termTunnel
A Brücke crosses over an obstacle, whereas a Tunnel runs through an obstacle.
- Narrower termSteg
A Steg is usually narrower and simpler than a Brücke and often serves pedestrians as a crossing.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Brücke“ is a synchronically simple noun without any productively recognizable German word-formation constituents.