Noun
das Geschehnis
Pronunciation: /ɡəˈʃeːnɪs/
incident, event
C2
rank #12,811
plural Geschehnisse
Meanings
Noun
- incident, event
Example sentence
Können wir über die Geschehnisse jenes Tages sprechen?
Can we talk about what happened that day?
Word forms
singular
das Geschehnis
plural
die Geschehnisse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Geschehnis
Accusativedas Geschehnis
Dativedem Geschehnis
Genitivedes Geschehnisses
Plural
Nominativedie Geschehnisse
Accusativedie Geschehnisse
Dativeden Geschehnissen
Genitiveder Geschehnisse
Usage
- die Geschehnisse eines Tages — the events of a day; genitive specifies the period
- Geschehnis / Geschehnisse — event / events; plural doubles the final s
Die Zeugin schilderte die Geschehnisse jener Nacht sehr genau.
The witness described the events of that night in great detail.