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der Schicksalsschlag

B2

a stroke of fate / misfortune / calamity

English meaning
a stroke of fate / misfortune / calamity
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Schicksalsschläge
Vocabulary package
Disappointment & Regret

Schicksalsschlag in a sentence

Der Schicksalsschlag traf die Familie hart.

The stroke of fate hit the family hard.

Declension of der Schicksalsschlag

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Schicksalsschlagdie Schicksalsschläge
Accusativeden Schicksalsschlagdie Schicksalsschläge
Dativedem Schicksalsschlagden Schicksalsschlägen
Genitivedes Schicksalsschlagsder Schicksalsschläge

Where Schicksalsschlag comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Schicksal und Schlag mit dem Fugenelement -s

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Questions about Schicksalsschlag

Is it der, die or das Schicksalsschlag?

It is der Schicksalsschlag — Schicksalsschlag is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Schicksalsschläge.

What is the plural of Schicksalsschlag?

The plural of der Schicksalsschlag is die Schicksalsschläge.

What is the genitive of Schicksalsschlag?

The genitive singular is des Schicksalsschlags. The dative plural is den Schicksalsschlägen.

What does Schicksalsschlag mean in English?

der Schicksalsschlag means "a stroke of fate / misfortune / calamity". For example: "Der Schicksalsschlag traf die Familie hart." — "The stroke of fate hit the family hard."

What level is Schicksalsschlag in German?

Schicksalsschlag is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the disappointment & regret vocabulary.

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