concentration camp
das Konzentrationslager, die Konzentrationslager
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concentration camp
A guarded camp in which a state or dictatorial government imprisons people without a normal trial, often under inhumane conditions and for forced labor. The term refers particularly to the camps operated by the Nazi regime.
Viele Menschen wurden während der nationalsozialistischen Diktatur in ein Konzentrationslager verschleppt.
Many people were deported to a concentration camp during the Nazi dictatorship.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Konzentrationslager |
| genitive | des Konzentrationslagers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Konzentrationslager | die Konzentrationslager |
| accusative | das Konzentrationslager | die Konzentrationslager |
| dative | dem Konzentrationslager | den Konzentrationslagern |
| genitive | des Konzentrationslagers | der Konzentrationslager |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Konzentrationslager' is made up of 'Konzentration' (concentration) and 'Lager' (camp). The compound originally described a camp in which many people were concentrated, that is, brought together in one place; its historical meaning must be learned from context.
Das Konzentrationslager lag außerhalb der Stadt.
The concentration camp was located outside the city.
For movement into a concentration camp, 'in' is usually used with the accusative. For staying or being imprisoned there, 'in' is used with the dative.
Die Familie wurde 1942 in ein Konzentrationslager deportiert.
The family was deported to a concentration camp in 1942.
Er war mehrere Jahre in einem Konzentrationslager gefangen.
He was imprisoned in a concentration camp for several years.
In historical texts, 'Konzentrationslager' is often combined with verbs such as 'errichten' (to establish), 'deportieren' (to deport), 'befreien' (to liberate), and 'überleben' (to survive). These collocations usually relate to Nazi rule and remembrance of its victims.
Das Konzentrationslager Buchenwald wurde im April 1945 befreit.
Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated in April 1945.
