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der Unterfang

C1

an undertaking / venture

English meaning
an undertaking / venture
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Unterfangen
CEFR level
C1 — Advanced

Unterfang in a sentence

Dieses riskante Unterfang erfordert viel Mut.

This risky undertaking requires a lot of courage.

Declension of der Unterfang

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Unterfangdie Unterfangen
Accusativeden Unterfangdie Unterfangen
Dativedem Unterfangden Unterfangen
Genitivedes Unterfangsder Unterfangen

Word family

der Unterfang is built from unter (under, below). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Words that go with Unterfang

abdankento abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)die Abduktionabduction / inference to best explanationdas Abendlandwestern world / occidentabgrundtiefabysmal / fathomlessdie Ablagerunga deposit / deposition (geology)das Ablebena demise / passingdie Abriegelunga lockdowndie Absetzunga (court) depositionder Absolutismusabsolutism / unrestrained powerdie Absonderungseparation / isolation / segregationdie Abstraktionabstraction / abstract artdie Absurditätabsurdity / logical contradiction

Questions about Unterfang

Is it der, die or das Unterfang?

It is der Unterfang — Unterfang is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Unterfangen.

What is the plural of Unterfang?

The plural of der Unterfang is die Unterfangen.

What is the genitive of Unterfang?

The genitive singular is des Unterfangs. The dative plural is den Unterfangen.

What does Unterfang mean in English?

der Unterfang means "an undertaking / venture". For example: "Dieses riskante Unterfang erfordert viel Mut." — "This risky undertaking requires a lot of courage."

What level is Unterfang in German?

Unterfang is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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