Noun
der Ernst
Pronunciation: /ɛʁnst/
earnestness, seriousness
B1
rank #375
Meanings
Noun
- earnestness, seriousness
- a serious statement, a seriously meant action
Example sentence
Langsam glaube ich, es ist nicht dein Ernst.
I'm slowly beginning to think that you're not serious.
Word forms
singular
der Ernst
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Ernst
Accusativeden Ernst
Dativedem Ernst
Genitivedes Ernstes
Ernst has no common plural.
Usage
- im Ernst — seriously; not as a joke
- Ernst / ernst — the noun seriousness / the adjective serious
Meinst du das wirklich im Ernst?
Do you really mean that seriously?