Definition
The crime of illegally entering a building in order to steal something.
Translations
- English
- burglary
- Français
- cambriolage
- Türkçe
- bina hırsızlığı
- Polski
- włamanie
- Русский
- кража со взломом
- Українська
- крадіжка зі зломом
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Einbruch
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- Home & Household
burglary
/deːɐ̯ ˈaɪ̯nbʁʊx/
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
- Einbrüche
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Implicit derivation
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryHome & Household
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Einbruch kann schwere finanzielle Folgen für Betroffene haben.NominativSing.A burglary can have serious financial consequences for those affected.
- Die Polizei untersucht den Einbruch in das Geschäft.AkkusativSing.The police are investigating the burglary at the shop.
- Nach dem Einbruch widmete sich die Polizei der Aufklärung des Einbruchs.DativSing.After the burglary, the police devoted themselves to solving the case.
- Die Ursache des Einbruchs blieb zunächst unklar.GenitivSing.The cause of the burglary initially remained unclear.
- Mehrere Einbrüche erschüttern die Bewohner der Stadt.NominativPlur.Several burglaries are shaking the city's residents.
- Die Polizei registrierte in diesem Jahr mehrere Einbrüche.AkkusativPlur.The police recorded several burglaries this year.
- Nach mehreren Einbrüchen verstärkte die Stadt die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen.DativPlur.After several burglaries, the city strengthened its security measures.
- Die Folgen der Einbrüche waren für viele Geschäfte schwerwiegend.GenitivPlur.The consequences of the burglaries were severe for many shops.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Einbruch/ˈaɪ̯nbʁʊx/
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Article phrase
der Einbruch/deːɐ̯ ˈaɪ̯nbʁʊx/
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Plural
Einbrüche/ˈaɪ̯nbʁʏçə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Einbruch | die Einbrüche |
| Akkusativ | den Einbruch | die Einbrüche |
| Dativ | dem Einbruch | den Einbrüchen |
| Genitiv | des Einbruchs | der Einbrüche |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Einbruch begehen
- Verb constructionden Einbruch untersuchen + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Einbruch wurde von einer Überwachungskamera aufgezeichnet.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termStraftat
Einbruch is a specific form of a Straftat; however, not every Straftat involves unlawfully entering a building.
- Narrower termWohnungseinbruch
A Wohnungseinbruch is a specific Einbruch into an apartment or a residential building.
- Easily confused withEinbrecher — male burglar
Einbrecher denotes the person; Einbruch denotes the unlawful entry into a building or the offense associated with it.
- Semantically relatedDiebstahl
Einbruch refers to unlawful entry; Diebstahl refers to taking something away. A Einbruch may be connected with a Diebstahl.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeImplicit derivation
- SourceeinbrechenVerb
„Einbruch“ is an implicit derivation of „einbrechen“ involving a stem-vowel change.
Word family
- Einbrecher — male burglar
- einbrechen
- Einbruchschutz