die Bruchbude
dump
A very run-down, dilapidated, or poorly maintained building, usually a house or apartment.
EXAMPLE
Niemand möchte in dieser alten Bruchbude wohnen.
No one wants to live in this old dump.
die Bruchbude
dump
die Bruchbude, die Bruchbuden
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Bruchbude, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Bruchbuden |
| genitive | der Bruchbude |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Bruchbude | die Bruchbuden |
| accusative | die Bruchbude | die Bruchbuden |
| dative | der Bruchbude | den Bruchbuden |
| genitive | der Bruchbude | der Bruchbuden |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Bruchbude' is made up of 'Bruch' (something broken or damaged) and 'Bude' (simple building or shack). The compound combines the idea of something broken with a simple building, making it particularly derogatory.
EXAMPLE
Von außen sieht das Gebäude wie eine Bruchbude aus.
From the outside, the building looks like a dump.
Colloquial and derogatory
'Bruchbude' is a colloquial and clearly derogatory word. It is mainly used in personal conversations or narrative texts when someone wants to criticize a building harshly.
EXAMPLE
Der Vermieter behauptet, die Bruchbude sei frisch renoviert worden.
The landlord claims that the dump has just been renovated.
Typical collocations
'Bruchbude' often occurs with verbs such as 'wohnen' (to live), 'mieten' (to rent), and 'verkaufen' (to sell), or with the phrase 'wie eine Bruchbude aussehen' (to look like a dump). Intensifying adjectives such as 'alte' (old) or 'totale' (complete) often come before it.
EXAMPLE
Sie wollten diese alte Bruchbude schnell verkaufen.
They wanted to sell this old dump quickly.
In real life
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