Noun
der Brand
Pronunciation: /bʁant/
fire
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rank #1,893
plural Brände
Meanings
Noun
- fire
- blaze
- (colloquial) raging thirst
Example sentence
Hast du von dem Brand gestern gehört?
Did you hear about the fire yesterday?
Word forms
singular
der Brand
plural
die Brände
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Brand
Accusativeden Brand
Dativedem Brand
Genitivedes Brandes
Plural
Nominativedie Brände
Accusativedie Brände
Dativeden Bränden
Genitiveder Brände
Usage
- ein Brand bricht aus — This means a fire breaks out.
- Brand / Feuer — Brand often names a destructive fire; Feuer is broader.
Nach dem Brand wurde das alte Lagerhaus wieder aufgebaut.
After the fire, the old warehouse was rebuilt.