eine Brücke bauen / errichten

to build a bridge

Türkçe: köprü kurmak

Noun

die Brücke f.

Verb

errichten

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

Register

Neutral register

Watch out. Nuance: 'errichten' is more formal than 'bauen'.

In a sentence

Which form of errichten fills the gap?

Die Stadt ____ eine neue Brücke über den Fluss für die Pendler.

How it is used

Means 'to build a bridge', literally or metaphorically. Neutral register. Used in construction or diplomacy when fostering connections. Nuance: 'errichten' is more formal than 'bauen'.

Other verbs that go with Brücke

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine Brücke schlagento build a bridge

All collocations with Brücke

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