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building plot
A piece of land that is intended and approved for the construction of a building.
Die Familie hat endlich einen schönen Bauplatz für ihr Traumhaus gefunden.
The family has finally found a beautiful building plot for their dream home.
'Bauplatz' is a compound noun made up of 'der Bau' (construction) and 'der Platz' (place/plot). It literally refers to a place for building. The article 'der' is taken from the base word 'Platz'.
Ein Bauplatz in der Stadt ist heutzutage sehr teuer.
A building plot in the city is very expensive nowadays.
In connection with a building plot, verbs are often used that describe acquisition or preparation. These include: 'einen Bauplatz suchen' (to look for a building plot), 'finden' (to find), 'kaufen' (to buy), or 'erschließen' (to develop/provide infrastructure for).
Wir suchen schon seit über einem Jahr einen bezahlbaren Bauplatz.
We have been looking for an affordable building plot for over a year.
The word part 'Bau-' is very productive and forms many words related to construction. If you know 'Bauplatz' (building plot), you will more easily recognize words such as 'die Baustelle' (construction site), 'die Baugenehmigung' (building permit), or 'der Bauherr' (building owner/client).
Bevor man baut, braucht man eine Baugenehmigung für den Bauplatz.
Before you build, you need a building permit for the building plot.
plot of land
'das Grundstück' and 'der Bauplatz' both have to do with a piece of land. 'Grundstück' is more general: it can have buildings on it, be empty, or be used for agriculture, for example. 'Bauplatz' more specifically means a plot of land on which a building is to be built or may be built. Learners may confuse the words because a 'Bauplatz' is always a kind of 'Grundstück'. But not every 'Grundstück' is a 'Bauplatz'. When building is the focus, 'Bauplatz' is more precise. If you are only talking about land as property, 'Grundstück' fits better.
Im Sommer wollen wir auf dem Bauplatz mit dem Hausbau beginnen.
In the summer, we want to start building the house on the building plot.
Heute zeigt meine Schwester dem Architekten das Grundstück.
Today my sister is showing the architect the plot of land.