Noun
das Erstaunen
Pronunciation: /ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nən/
astonishment, amazement
The German noun Erstaunen means astonishment, amazement in English.
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All meanings of Erstaunen
Noun
- astonishment, amazement
- gerund of erstaunen
Erstaunen in a German sentence
Zu unser aller Erstaunen trat er plötzlich zurück.
To our great surprise, he suddenly resigned.
Forms of Erstaunen
singular
das Erstaunen
plural
no common plural
Erstaunen in the four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Erstaunen
Accusativedas Erstaunen
Dativedem Erstaunen
Genitivedes Erstaunens
Erstaunen has no common plural.