Noun
die Habseligkeit
belongings, possessions (usually plural)
C2
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plural Habseligkeiten
Meanings
Noun
- belongings, possessions (usually plural)
Example sentence
Sind alle deine Habseligkeiten in der Kiste?
Are all your belongings in the box?
Word forms
singular
die Habseligkeit
plural
die Habseligkeiten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Habseligkeit
Accusativedie Habseligkeit
Dativeder Habseligkeit
Genitiveder Habseligkeit
Plural
Nominativedie Habseligkeiten
Accusativedie Habseligkeiten
Dativeden Habseligkeiten
Genitiveder Habseligkeiten
Usage
- seine Habseligkeiten packen — pack one's personal belongings; usually plural
- wenige Habseligkeiten — a person's few possessions, often modest but personally important
Ihre gesamten Habseligkeiten passten in zwei kleine Koffer.
All her belongings fitted into two small suitcases.