Bescherung
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Bescherung f (genitive Bescherung, plural Bescherungen)
- giving of presents at Christmas
- Um acht Uhr ist Bescherung! ― At eight o'clock, we're handing out presents!
- (rare) Christmas present
- Synonym: Weihnachtsgeschenk
- Ich habe eine Bescherung für die kleine Sophia mitgebracht. ― I've brought a present for little Sophia.
- (colloquial, often ironic) unpleasant surprise, incident; mess
- Die Milch ist übergekocht! Was für eine Bescherung! ― The milk boiled over! What a mess!
- Das ist ja eine schöne Bescherung! ― This is certainly a nice mess!
Declension
Declension of Bescherung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Bescherung | die | Bescherungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Bescherung | der | Bescherungen |
| dative | einer | der | Bescherung | den | Bescherungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Bescherung | die | Bescherungen |
Further reading
- “Bescherung” in Duden online
- “Bescherung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache