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Bohrung

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Noun

die Bohrung

Pronunciation: /ˈboːʁʊŋ/

bore, drilled hole

C2 rank #10,214 plural Bohrungen

Meanings

Noun
  1. bore, drilled hole
  2. bore (the result of drilling, e.g. a hole)
  3. drilling, boring

Example sentence

Die Bohrung sitzt zwei Millimeter zu weit links.

The drilled hole is two millimetres too far to the left.

Word forms

singular die Bohrung
plural die Bohrungen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Bohrung
Accusativedie Bohrung
Dativeder Bohrung
Genitiveder Bohrung

Plural

Nominativedie Bohrungen
Accusativedie Bohrungen
Dativeden Bohrungen
Genitiveder Bohrungen

Usage

  • eine Bohrung im Holz — a drilled hole in the wood; Bohrung can name the resulting hole
  • Bohrung / bohren — a bore or drilling operation / to drill; result and process depend on context
Extra sentence

Der Bolzen passte genau in die vorbereitete Bohrung.

The bolt fitted exactly into the prepared bore.