Fehler

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German

Etymology

From fehlen in the sense of “to fail”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːlɐ/
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Noun

Fehler m (strong, genitive Fehlers, plural Fehler)

  1. fault, error, mistake

Usage notes

Most commonly the noun is used with the verb machen: einen Fehler machen – “to make a mistake”. In formal written German the verb begehen is often preferred: einen Fehler begehen.

Declension

Declension of Fehler
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fehler die Fehler
genitive eines des Fehlers der Fehler
dative einem dem Fehler den Fehlern
accusative einen den Fehler die Fehler

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