Noun
das Fatum
Pronunciation: /ˈfaːtʊm/
fate, destiny
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plural Fata
Meanings
Noun
- fate, destiny
Example sentence
Er ergab sich in sein Fatum.
He resigned himself to his fate.
Word forms
singular
das Fatum
plural
die Fata
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Fatum
Accusativedas Fatum
Dativedem Fatum
Genitivedes Fatums
Plural
Nominativedie Fata
Accusativedie Fata
Dativeden Fata
Genitiveder Fata
Usage
- sich in sein Fatum ergeben — submit to one's fate; a literary expression
- Fatum / Schicksal — the literary Latin-derived noun / the common German word
Die Heldin des Dramas versuchte, ihrem Fatum zu entkommen.
The heroine of the drama tried to escape her fate.