# das Loch

das Loch is a German noun meaning “hole”. Forms: des Loches, die Löcher.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Loches
- Plural: die Löcher

## In other languages

- Русский: дыра, дырка, отверстие
- Українська: діра

## Noun

1. hole; perforation
2. hole in the ground; pit
3. gap; bare spot
4. cavity
5. dungeon; underground prison
6. _colloquial_ prison; jail
7. _colloquial_ apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
8. _colloquial_ boring small town or village

## Noun

1. loch, lough (a lake or bay in Scotland or Ireland)

## Examples

- Ich habe ein Loch in der Jeans. — I have a hole in my jeans.
- Da ist ein Loch im Eimer. — There's a hole in the bucket.
- Im Korb ist ein Loch. — There's a hole in the basket.
- Ein Loch ist im Eimer. — There's a hole in the bottom of the bucket.
- Es sind Löcher im Dach. — There are holes in the roof.

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