Noun
der Bruch
Pronunciation: /bʁʊx/
break, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture
B2
rank #3,708
plural Brüche
Meanings
Noun
- break, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture
- fraction
- fracture (of a bone)
- hernia
- swamp; wet, swampy land with trees and bushes, which if drained becomes suitable for grazing animals on
Example sentence
Der Bruch war nicht so schwerwiegend, wie wir gedacht hatten.
The fracture wasn't as serious as we thought.
Word forms
singular
der Bruch
plural
die Brüche
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Bruch
Accusativeden Bruch
Dativedem Bruch
Genitivedes Bruches
Plural
Nominativedie Brüche
Accusativedie Brüche
Dativeden Brüchen
Genitiveder Brüche
Usage
- der Bruch eines Rohrs — the breaking or rupture of a pipe
- ein Bruch in Mathematik — a mathematical fraction; a separate sense
Der Bruch des Rohrs verursachte einen großen Wasserschaden.
The rupture of the pipe caused extensive water damage.