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Glücksfall

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Noun

der Glücksfall

Pronunciation: /ˈɡlʏksˌfal/

godsend, fluke (a stroke of luck, a lucky or improbable occurrence)

C2 rank #11,190 plural Glücksfälle

Meanings

Noun
  1. godsend, fluke (a stroke of luck, a lucky or improbable occurrence)

Example sentence

Was für ein Glücksfall für mich, dich hier zu treffen!

What a stroke of luck for me to meet you here!

Word forms

singular der Glücksfall
plural die Glücksfälle

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Glücksfall
Accusativeden Glücksfall
Dativedem Glücksfall
Genitivedes Glücksfalls

Plural

Nominativedie Glücksfälle
Accusativedie Glücksfälle
Dativeden Glücksfällen
Genitiveder Glücksfälle

Usage

  • ein Glücksfall für jemanden — A stroke of luck for someone; für takes accusative.
  • Glücksfall / Zufall — A fortunate occurrence versus a coincidence or chance occurrence generally.
Extra sentence

Der Fund der alten Pläne war ein Glücksfall für die Restaurierung.

Finding the old plans was a stroke of luck for the restoration.