Noun
das Ableben
Pronunciation: /ˈapleːbm̩/
passing (away), demise, death
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Meanings
Noun
- passing (away), demise, death
Example sentence
Feiglinge sterben mehrmals vor ihrem endgültigen Ableben.
Cowards die many times before their final demise.
Word forms
singular
das Ableben
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Ableben
Accusativedas Ableben
Dativedem Ableben
Genitivedes Ablebens
Ableben has no common plural.
Usage
- nach seinem Ableben — After his death; formal or euphemistic wording.
- Ableben / Tod — A softened formal expression versus the general word death.
Nach ihrem Ableben wurden die unveröffentlichten Briefe dem Archiv übergeben.
After her death, the unpublished letters were handed over to the archive.