Noun
der Anfall
Pronunciation: /ˈanfal/
fit; seizure; attack (medical or emotional)
C1
rank #7,274
plural Anfälle
Meanings
Noun
- fit; seizure; attack (medical or emotional)
- yield; volume; quantum (an amount or number of something, especially one that varies somewhat irregularly between periods of time)
Example sentence
Der Patient hatte einen epileptischen Anfall.
The patient had an epileptic seizure.
Word forms
singular
der Anfall
plural
die Anfälle
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Anfall
Accusativeden Anfall
Dativedem Anfall
Genitivedes Anfalls
Plural
Nominativedie Anfälle
Accusativedie Anfälle
Dativeden Anfällen
Genitiveder Anfälle
Usage
- einen Anfall haben — Have a fit, seizure or sudden attack; context specifies which.
- ein Anfall von Wut — A sudden fit of anger; an emotional use.
Im Roman erinnert sie sich an ihren ersten epileptischen Anfall.
In the novel, she remembers her first epileptic seizure.