großflächig
widespread
Affecting or extending over a large area.
EXAMPLE
Ein großflächiger Stromausfall legte mehrere Städte lahm.
A widespread power outage brought several cities to a standstill.
großflächig
widespread
großflächig – großflächiger – am großflächigsten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry großflächig, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | großflächig |
|---|---|
| comparative | großflächiger |
| superlative | am großflächigsten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word formation
'Großflächig' (widespread) is made up of 'groß' (large) and 'flächig' (covering an area). The word therefore usually describes something that affects or covers a large, continuous area.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Unwetter waren viele großflächige Schäden an den Feldern zu sehen.
After the storm, widespread damage could be seen across the fields.
Typical collocations
'Großflächig' (widespread) is often used to describe damage, outages, changes, and human impacts on nature. Typical collocations include 'großflächige Schäden' (widespread damage), 'ein großflächiger Stromausfall' (a widespread power outage), and 'großflächige Abholzung' (widespread deforestation).
EXAMPLE
Der großflächige Stromausfall dauerte mehrere Stunden.
The widespread power outage lasted several hours.
Factual style
'Großflächig' (widespread) is used especially in factual reports, news, and technical texts. It can appear both before a noun and after a verb.
EXAMPLE
Die Überschwemmung hat großflächig Straßen und Keller beschädigt.
The flooding damaged roads and basements over a wide area.
Die Schäden in der Region sind großflächig.
The damage in the region is widespread.
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