Tatort

See also: tätort

German

Etymology

Tat (“crime”) +‎ Ort (“location, place”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaːtˌʔɔʁt/
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Noun

Tatort m (strong, genitive Tatortes or Tatorts, plural Tatorte)

crime scene (location of a crime)

Proper noun

Tatort m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tatorts)

(television) A German-language police procedural that has been running continuously since 1970.
- 2023, “Wunderbare Welt”, in Wunderbare Welt, performed by Fatoni:
  Wieso ist das schöne Geld vom Konto wieder weg? / Und warum zum Teufel war der Tatort Sonntag wieder schlecht?
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2024, “Mittelmäßiges Leben”, in HAMM, performed by Kapelle Petra:
  Ich will ein mittelmäßiges Leben führen / Ich will Fahrrad fahren und Tatort sehen
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

“Tatort” in Duden online
Tatort on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Tatort (Fernsehreihe) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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