Noun
der Maschinenbau
Pronunciation: /maˈʃiːnənˌbaʊ̯/
engineering, especially mechanical engineering
B2
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Meanings
Noun
- engineering, especially mechanical engineering
- machine building
Example sentence
Im Maschinenbau werden zurzeit viele Fachkräfte gesucht.
A lot of skilled workers are wanted in mechanical engineering right now.
Word forms
singular
der Maschinenbau
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Maschinenbau
Accusativeden Maschinenbau
Dativedem Maschinenbau
Genitivedes Maschinenbaus
Maschinenbau has no common plural.
Usage
- Maschinenbau studieren — study mechanical engineering; no article before the subject
- im Maschinenbau arbeiten — work in mechanical engineering or machine manufacturing
Nach ihrem Studium im Maschinenbau entwickelt sie heute Pumpen.
After studying mechanical engineering, she now designs pumps.