die Pest
B2a pest / plague / pestilence
- English meaning
- a pest / plague / pestilence
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Pesten
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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- Natural Disasters
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Pest in a sentence
Eine Pest von Heuschrecken zerstörte die ganze Ernte.
A plague of locusts destroyed the entire harvest.
Declension of die Pest
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Pest | die Pesten |
| Accusative | die Pest | die Pesten |
| Dative | der Pest | — |
| Genitive | der Pest | der Pesten |
Word family
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Where Pest comes from
seit dem 14. Jahrhundert bezeugt; von lateinisch pestilentia, zu pestis, „Seuche, Unglück“
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Questions about Pest
Is it der, die or das Pest?
It is die Pest — Pest is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Pesten.
What is the plural of Pest?
The plural of die Pest is die Pesten.
What is the genitive of Pest?
The genitive singular is der Pest.
What does Pest mean in English?
die Pest means "a pest / plague / pestilence". For example: "Eine Pest von Heuschrecken zerstörte die ganze Ernte." — "A plague of locusts destroyed the entire harvest."
What level is Pest in German?
Pest is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the natural disasters vocabulary.
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