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Frida zeigt auf Ottis Handy und ruft: „Das ist doch Betrug!“ Frida points at Otti's phone and shouts: "That's a scam!"

noun · B2

der Betrug

[bəˈtʁuːk]

fraud, scam

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Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Betrug
Accusative wen? was? den Betrug
Fast wäre ich auf den Betrug hereingefallen, weil die Nachricht so echt aussah. I almost fell for the scam because the message looked so real.
Dative wem? dem Betrug
Die Bank warnt ihre Kunden per E-Mail vor dem neuen Betrug. The bank is warning its customers about the new scam by email.
Genitive wessen? des Betrugs

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix trug root

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti almost falls for a scam

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