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building material
Substances and materials used to construct buildings, roads, or other structures. These include, for example, wood, concrete, bricks, steel, or glass.
Für den Hausbau benötigen wir noch verschiedenes Baumaterial wie Ziegel und Zement.
For building the house, we still need various building materials such as bricks and cement.
The word is made up of 'Bau' (from 'bauen' (to build)) and 'Material' (material). So it literally means 'material for building.' The '-en' is a linking sound that connects the two parts of the word.
Die Firma liefert das Baumaterial direkt zur Baustelle.
The company delivers the building material directly to the construction site.
'Baumaterial' (building material) is often used in the singular as a collective term, even when talking about different substances such as wood, stone, and concrete. The plural form 'Baumaterialien' (building materials) is used less often and sounds more formal.
Auf der Baustelle lagert viel Baumaterial.
A lot of building material is stored at the construction site.
Common verbs used with 'Baumaterial' (building material) are 'bestellen' (to order), 'liefern' (to deliver), 'lagern' (to store), and 'entsorgen' (to dispose of).
Wir müssen für die Renovierung noch Baumaterial bestellen.
We still need to order building material for the renovation.
building material
Baumaterial and Baustoff both refer to material used for building. Baumaterial is used more generally for the materials used or needed for a construction project. Baustoff refers more precisely to a single material suitable for building.
Das Baumaterial für das neue Haus wird morgen geliefert.
The building material for the new house will be delivered tomorrow.
Beton ist der wichtigste Baustoff für das neue Haus.
Concrete is the most important building material for the new house.
