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der Busch

/bʊʃ/ noun · masculine B1
  1. bush, shrub · Du musst mal den großen Busch im Vorgarten beschneiden. You need to cut back that big shrub in the front yard.
  2. bushes, thicket, brush, scrub, copse (densely vegetated area with mainly smaller plants and some trees) · Wir müssen uns hier nicht durch den Busch kämpfen: Da hinten ist ein Weg. We don't have to battle our way through the bushes here: over there is a path.
  3. boondocks, the middle of nowhere; a remote, rural area (derogatory, informal) · Wir sitzen hier irgendwo im Busch und haben keine Ahnung, wo wir lang müssen. We're sitting here somewhere in the middle of nowhere and have no clue which way to go.
  4. woodland, small forest, grove, wooded countryside (dated, literary, regional)

Genitive des Busches · Plural die Büsche

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativeder Buschdie Büsche
Accusativeden Buschdie Büsche
Dativedem Busch / Buscheden Büschen
Genitivedes Busches / Buschsder Büsche

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