Vokabahn

Andacht

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Noun

die Andacht

devotional service, prayers

C2 rank #9,732 plural Andachten

Meanings

Noun
  1. devotional service, prayers
  2. devotion, contemplation

Example sentence

Die Gemeinde hält jeden Mittwoch eine kurze Andacht.

The congregation holds a short devotional service every Wednesday.

Word forms

singular die Andacht
plural die Andachten

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Andacht
Accusativedie Andacht
Dativeder Andacht
Genitiveder Andacht

Plural

Nominativedie Andachten
Accusativedie Andachten
Dativeden Andachten
Genitiveder Andachten

Usage

  • eine Andacht halten — Hold a short devotional service.
  • in stiller Andacht — In quiet devotion or contemplation; the inward-attitude sense.
Extra sentence

Nach der Andacht blieb die Kapelle noch eine Weile geöffnet.

After the devotional service, the chapel remained open for a while.