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Beben: earthquake — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Beben

earthquake

a strong shaking of the ground, especially an earthquake

IPA/ˈbeːbn̩/

Stress is on the first syllable, with a long e.

Meaning 1neutral · 89%

a strong shaking of the ground, especially an earthquake

Das Beben erschütterte am frühen Morgen mehrere Küstenstädte.

Dem schweren Beben folgten zahlreiche schwächere Nachbeben.

Nach dem Beben kontrollierten Fachleute Brücken und Tunnel auf Schäden.

Beben is concise and common in journalistic language; Erdbeben is more explicit and unambiguous.

schweres Beben — major earthquake

Stärke des Bebens — magnitude/strength of the quake

In headlines and reports, Beben often replaces Erdbeben when the context already makes the seismic event clear.

Choose one answer.

What does Beben most likely mean in a news report about damaged buildings?

Most commonly refers to an earthquake or strong tremor; the unchanged plural is also Beben.