Definition
A business where goods are produced in large quantities using machines.
Translations
- English
- factory
- Français
- usine
- Türkçe
- fabrika
- Polski
- fabryka
- Русский
- фабрика
- Українська
- фабрика
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Fabrik
- A2
- Noun
- City & Places
factory
/diː faˈbʁiːk/
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
- Fabriken
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- City & PlacesPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Fabrik produziert jeden Tag tausend Teile.NominativSing.The factory produces one thousand parts every day.
- Die Stadt erweitert die Fabrik.AkkusativSing.The city is expanding the factory.
- Die Arbeiter nähern sich der Fabrik.DativSing.The workers are approaching the factory.
- Das Dach der Fabrik ist neu.GenitivSing.The factory’s roof is new.
- Die Fabriken schließen am Abend.NominativPlur.The factories close in the evening.
- Viele Firmen bauen neue Fabriken.AkkusativPlur.Many companies are building new factories.
- Die Arbeiter arbeiten in den Fabriken.DativPlur.The workers work in the factories.
- Die Dächer der Fabriken sind alt.GenitivPlur.The roofs of the factories are old.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fabrik/faˈbʁiːk/
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Article phrase
die Fabrik/diː faˈbʁiːk/
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Plural
Fabriken/faˈbʁiːkən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fabrik | die Fabriken |
| Akkusativ | die Fabrik | die Fabriken |
| Dativ | der Fabrik | den Fabriken |
| Genitiv | der Fabrik | der Fabriken |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine große Fabrik
- Collocationin einer Fabrik arbeiten
- Collocationeine Fabrik bauen
- Prepositional constructionin der Fabrikin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Fabrik produziert viele Waren.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termBetrieb — company
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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