security guard
die Sicherheitskraft, die Sicherheitskräfte
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security guard
A person whose job is to protect people, buildings, or valuables and to ensure safety and order.
Eine Sicherheitskraft kontrollierte am Eingang des Konzerts die Eintrittskarten.
A security guard checked the tickets at the entrance to the concert.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Sicherheitskräfte |
| genitive | der Sicherheitskraft |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Sicherheitskraft | die Sicherheitskräfte |
| accusative | die Sicherheitskraft | die Sicherheitskräfte |
| dative | der Sicherheitskraft | den Sicherheitskräften |
| genitive | der Sicherheitskraft | der Sicherheitskräfte |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is composed of 'Sicherheit' (security / safety) and 'Kraft' (force / worker). Here, 'Kraft' does not mean strength, but a person who performs a specific task, similar to 'Arbeitskraft' (worker) or 'Lehrkraft' (teacher / teaching staff member).
Für die Veranstaltung wurden zusätzliche Arbeitskräfte benötigt.
Additional workers were needed for the event.
With compound nouns, the last word always determines the article. Since it is 'die Kraft', 'die Sicherheitskraft' is also feminine, regardless of whether the person is male or female.
Die neue Lehrkraft unterrichtet Mathematik.
The new teacher teaches mathematics.
Common verbs used with 'Sicherheitskraft' (often in the plural 'Sicherheitskräfte') are 'kontrollieren' (to check), 'einsetzen' (to deploy), 'bewachen' (to guard), and 'für Ordnung sorgen' (to maintain order).
Die Sicherheitskräfte bewachten den Eingang die ganze Nacht.
The security guards guarded the entrance all night.
'Sicherheitskraft' is the formal and official term. You find it in job titles, news reports, and official announcements.
Er macht eine Ausbildung zur Sicherheitskraft.
He is training to become a security guard.
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Both words can refer to a person who guards a place or objects. Wächter sounds more general, often associated with a role or somewhat elevated in style, while Sicherheitskraft is the modern occupational term. Sicherheitskraft is therefore usually more appropriate for an employee of a security service.
Eine Sicherheitskraft kontrollierte am Eingang des Einkaufszentrums die Besucher.
A security guard checked visitors at the entrance to the shopping center.
Nachts stand ein Wächter am Eingang des alten Schlosses.
At night, a guard stood at the entrance to the old castle.
