Noun
das Innenleben
Pronunciation: /ˈɪnənˌleːbn̩/
inner life
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Meanings
Noun
- inner life
- inner workings
Example sentence
Über sein Innenleben verrät er selten etwas.
He rarely reveals anything about his inner life.
Word forms
singular
das Innenleben
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Innenleben
Accusativedas Innenleben
Dativedem Innenleben
Genitivedes Innenlebens
Innenleben has no common plural.
Usage
- das Innenleben einer Figur — a character's inner thoughts and feelings
- das Innenleben einer Maschine — figuratively, the mechanism inside a machine
Das Tagebuch gibt Einblicke in das Innenleben der Erzählerin.
The diary offers insights into the narrator's inner life.