police unit
die Hundertschaft, die Hundertschaften
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police unit
A large organized group of around a hundred people, especially a cohesive police unit or, historically, a military unit.
Die Hundertschaft wurde zur Absicherung des Fußballspiels eingesetzt.
The police unit was deployed to provide security at the football match.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Hundertschaften |
| genitive | der Hundertschaft |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Hundertschaft | die Hundertschaften |
| accusative | die Hundertschaft | die Hundertschaften |
| dative | der Hundertschaft | den Hundertschaften |
| genitive | der Hundertschaft | der Hundertschaften |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
In 'Hundertschaft' (police unit), you can recognize 'hundert' (hundred) and the suffix '-schaft', which denotes a group here. The number serves as a memory aid, but does not specify the exact number of people.
Wie viele Einsatzkräfte zu einer Hundertschaft gehören, hängt von ihrer Organisation ab.
How many officers belong to a police unit depends on how it is organized.
Typical phrases are 'eine Hundertschaft einsetzen' (to deploy a police unit), 'eine Hundertschaft anfordern' (to request a police unit), and 'mehrere Hundertschaften zusammenziehen' (to assemble several police units). These verbs describe the planning and execution of large police operations.
Wegen der erwarteten Ausschreitungen forderte die Einsatzleitung eine weitere Hundertschaft an.
Because unrest was expected, the operation commanders requested an additional police unit.
'Hundertschaft' (police unit) is particularly common in police reports and news coverage of large operations. The word has a matter-of-fact tone and belongs to the vocabulary used to organize police operations.
Laut Polizeibericht waren am Abend drei Hundertschaften vor Ort.
According to the police report, three police units were at the scene that evening.
