specialist book
das Fachbuch, die Fachbücher
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specialist book
A book that deals in depth with a specific field of knowledge or professional subject and is usually aimed at specialists or learners.
Für die Prüfung habe ich ein Fachbuch über Elektrotechnik gekauft.
I bought a specialist book on electrical engineering for the exam.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Fachbücher |
| genitive | des Fachbuches |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Fachbuch | die Fachbücher |
| accusative | das Fachbuch | die Fachbücher |
| dative | dem Fachbuch | den Fachbüchern |
| genitive | des Fachbuches des Fachbuchs | der Fachbücher |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Fachbuch' (specialist book) consists of 'Fach' (field) and 'Buch' (book). Here, 'Fach' refers to a field of knowledge; this component also helps you understand compounds such as 'Fachwissen' (specialist knowledge) and 'Fachsprache' (technical language).
Ohne medizinisches Fachwissen ist dieses Fachbuch schwer zu verstehen.
This specialist book is difficult to understand without medical knowledge.
You can state the topic of a specialist book with 'über' (about) and the accusative, or with 'zu' (on) and the dative. 'Zu' is often combined with the following article, for example as 'zur' or 'zum'.
Ich suche ein Fachbuch über den menschlichen Körper.
I'm looking for a specialist book about the human body.
Die Bibliothek hat ein neues Fachbuch zur digitalen Fotografie bestellt.
The library ordered a new specialist book on digital photography.
A typical collocation is 'etwas in einem Fachbuch nachschlagen' (to look something up in a specialist book). The information being looked up is in the accusative, and 'Fachbuch' follows 'in' in the dative.
Die genaue Bedeutung des Begriffs habe ich in einem Fachbuch nachgeschlagen.
I looked up the exact meaning of the term in a specialist book.
