Noun
die Razzia
Pronunciation: /ˈratsi̯a/
police raid
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plural Razzien
Meanings
Noun
- police raid
Example sentence
Bei der Razzia im Lager fand die Polizei gefälschte Ware.
During the raid on the warehouse the police found counterfeit goods.
Word forms
singular
die Razzia
plural
die Razzien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Razzia
Accusativedie Razzia
Dativeder Razzia
Genitiveder Razzia
Plural
Nominativedie Razzien
Accusativedie Razzien
Dativeden Razzien
Genitiveder Razzien
Usage
- eine Razzia durchführen — carry out a police raid; a common verb combination
- Razzia / Razzien — plural replaces final -a with -en
Im Krimi beginnt die Razzia in der verlassenen Lagerhalle bei Tagesanbruch.
In the crime novel, the raid on the abandoned warehouse begins at dawn.