Noun
der Husten
Pronunciation: /ˈhuːstən/
cough
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plural Husten
Meanings
Noun
- cough
Example sentence
Hast du Medikamente gegen Husten?
Do you have any cough medicine?
Word forms
singular
der Husten
plural
die Husten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Husten
Accusativeden Husten
Dativedem Husten
Genitivedes Hustens
Plural
Nominativedie Husten
Accusativedie Husten
Dativeden Husten
Genitiveder Husten
Usage
- Husten haben — have a cough; German normally uses no indefinite article here
- ein trockener Husten — a dry cough; describes its character
Wegen seines Hustens konnte er den Vortrag kaum beenden.
Because of his cough, he could barely finish the talk.