Noun
der TÜV
Pronunciation: /tʏf/
compulsory vehicle safety inspection
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plural TÜVs
Meanings
Noun
- compulsory vehicle safety inspection
- MOT (UK), vehicle inspection (US)
Example sentence
Nächsten Monat muss mein Auto zum TÜV.
My car goes in for its safety inspection next month.
Word forms
singular
der TÜV
plural
die TÜVs
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder TÜV
Accusativeden TÜV
Dativedem TÜV
Genitivedes TÜVes
Plural
Nominativedie TÜVs
Accusativedie TÜVs
Dativeden TÜVs
Genitiveder TÜVs
Usage
- zum TÜV müssen — need a vehicle safety inspection; common colloquial wording
- TÜV / Hauptuntersuchung — TÜV is often used for the inspection; Hauptuntersuchung names the examination itself
Vor dem TÜV ließ sie die defekte Beleuchtung reparieren.
Before the vehicle safety inspection, she had the faulty lights repaired.