# der Tatort

der Tatort is a German noun meaning “crime scene”. Forms: des Tatortes, die Tatorte.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Tatortes
- Plural: die Tatorte

## In other languages

- Русский: место происшествия

## Noun

1. crime scene (location of a crime)

## Proper name

1. A German-language police procedural that has been running continuously since 1970.
   - Wieso ist das schöne Geld vom Konto wieder weg? / Und warum zum Teufel war der Tatort Sonntag wieder schlecht?

## Examples

- Sie war am Tatort. — She was at the crime scene.
- Sie wurden am Tatort gesehen. — You were seen at the crime scene.
- Tom war der einzige Reporter am Tatort. — Tom was the only reporter on the scene of the crime.
- Die Polizei sperrte den Tatort ab. — Police cordoned off the crime scene.
- Yanni ist noch am Tatort gestorben. — Yanni died at the crime scene.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Tatort