der Unfall

A2

accident

English meaning
accident
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Unfälle
Vocabulary package
Emergencies & First Aid

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Unfall in a sentence

Ich hatte gestern einen Unfall.

I had an accident yesterday.

Declension of der Unfall

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Unfalldie Unfälle
Accusativeden Unfalldie Unfälle
Dativedem Unfallden Unfällen
Genitivedes Unfallesder Unfälle

Word family

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Where Unfall comes from

spätmittelhochdeutsch unval „Unglück“, belegt seit dem 15. Jahrhundert

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Questions about Unfall

Is it der, die or das Unfall?

It is der Unfall — Unfall is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Unfälle.

What is the plural of Unfall?

The plural of der Unfall is die Unfälle.

What is the genitive of Unfall?

The genitive singular is des Unfalles. The dative plural is den Unfällen.

What does Unfall mean in English?

der Unfall means "accident". For example: "Ich hatte gestern einen Unfall." — "I had an accident yesterday."

What level is Unfall in German?

Unfall is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the emergencies & first aid vocabulary.

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