Verhängnis

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋnɪs/
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Noun

Verhängnis n (strong, genitive Verhängnisses, plural Verhängnisse)

  1. fatality, fate
    Ihre Neugier ward der Katze zum Verhängnis.
    Curiosity killed the cat.
    Er entging seinem Verhängnis nicht.
    He didn't escape his fate.

Declension

Declension of Verhängnis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Verhängnis die Verhängnisse
genitive eines des Verhängnisses der Verhängnisse
dative einem dem Verhängnis, Verhängnisse1 den Verhängnissen
accusative ein das Verhängnis die Verhängnisse

1Now rare, see notes.

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