No. 2,532 in German
verbrechen
A crime or criminal act.
In a sentence
Das Verbrechen wurde gestern aufgeklärt.
The crime was solved yesterday.
In this sentence, 'Verbrechen' serves as a noun representing a criminal act or wrongdoing.
Er hat ein schweres Verbrechen begangen.
He committed a serious crime.
Here, 'Verbrechen' is used as a noun to describe the act that the individual has committed.
So etwas zu tun, könnte man als Verbrechen ansehen.
Doing something like that could be considered a crime.
In this example, 'Verbrechen' is again used as a noun, highlighting an action that could be viewed as against the law or morally wrong.
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