coast guard
die Küstenwache, die Küstenwachen
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coast guard
A government agency responsible for the safety, monitoring, and control of maritime traffic in a country's coastal waters. It carries out rescue operations and enforces laws at sea.
Die Küstenwache hat das in Seenot geratene Schiff sicher in den Hafen eskortiert.
The coast guard safely escorted the ship in distress into the harbor.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Küstenwachen |
| genitive | der Küstenwache |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Küstenwache | die Küstenwachen |
| accusative | die Küstenwache | die Küstenwachen |
| dative | der Küstenwache | den Küstenwachen |
| genitive | der Küstenwache | der Küstenwachen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
This word is made up of 'Küste' (coast) and 'Wache' (guard). The 'n' is a linking element. Literally, it is a guard for the coast.
Die Ausbildung bei der Küstenwache ist sehr anspruchsvoll.
Training with the coast guard is very demanding.
Since it usually refers to a specific government organization, 'Küstenwache' (coast guard) is almost always used with the definite article 'die'.
Die Küstenwache warnte vor hohen Wellen.
The coast guard warned of high waves.
Die Küstenwache (the coast guard) is often the subject of sentences with verbs such as 'retten' (to rescue), 'kontrollieren' (to check/control), 'warnen' (to warn), or 'eskortieren' (to escort). You can also 'alarmieren' (alert) or 'rufen' (call) the coast guard.
Die Küstenwache kontrolliert regelmäßig die Papiere der Schiffe.
The coast guard regularly checks the ships' papers.
