Noun
die Flamme
Pronunciation: /ˈflamə/
flame (visible part of fire)
C2
rank #5,890
plural Flammen
Meanings
Noun
- flame (visible part of fire)
- flame (romantic partner or lover)
Example sentence
Ich warf das Papier in die Flammen.
I threw the paper into the flames.
Word forms
singular
die Flamme
plural
die Flammen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Flamme
Accusativedie Flamme
Dativeder Flamme
Genitiveder Flamme
Plural
Nominativedie Flammen
Accusativedie Flammen
Dativeden Flammen
Genitiveder Flammen
Usage
- in Flammen stehen — Be on fire.
- Feuer und Flamme sein — An idiom meaning be very enthusiastic about something.
Eine kleine Flamme flackerte über dem Docht.
A small flame flickered above the wick.