construction company
die Baufirma, die Baufirmen
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construction company
A company that specializes in constructing buildings, roads, or other structures.
Wir haben eine lokale Baufirma mit dem Bau unseres Hauses beauftragt.
We hired a local construction company to build our house.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Baufirmen |
| genitive | der Baufirma |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Baufirma | die Baufirmen |
| accusative | die Baufirma | die Baufirmen |
| dative | der Baufirma | den Baufirmen |
| genitive | der Baufirma | der Baufirmen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is made up of 'Bau' (construction/building) and 'Firma' (company). 'Bau' comes from the verb 'bauen' (to build). A Baufirma is therefore literally a company that builds.
Die Baufirma beginnt nächste Woche mit den Arbeiten.
The construction company starts work next week.
The component 'Bau-' is very productive and marks words related to the topic of construction. If you see 'Bau-', the word probably has something to do with building, e.g. 'Baustelle' (construction site), 'Bauarbeiter' (construction worker), or 'Bauplan' (building plan).
Auf der Baustelle arbeiten viele Menschen von der Baufirma.
Many people from the construction company work on the construction site.
Common verbs used with 'Baufirma' are 'eine Baufirma beauftragen' (to hire a construction company), 'eine Baufirma gründen' (to found a construction company), or 'für eine Baufirma arbeiten' (to work for a construction company).
Es war schwer, eine gute Baufirma für die Renovierung zu finden.
It was difficult to find a good construction company for the renovation.
