Noun
die Leiche
Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ̯çɛ/
dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
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plural Leichen
Meanings
Noun
- dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
Example sentence
„Befand sich in dem Zimmer eine Leiche?“ — „Nein, da war keine Leiche.“
"Was there a dead body in the room?" "No, there was no body there."
Word forms
singular
die Leiche
plural
die Leichen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Leiche
Accusativedie Leiche
Dativeder Leiche
Genitiveder Leiche
Plural
Nominativedie Leichen
Accusativedie Leichen
Dativeden Leichen
Genitiveder Leichen
Usage
- eine Leiche finden — Find a dead body; Leiche is usually used for a human body.
- die Leiche — The grammatical gender is feminine, regardless of the dead person's gender.
Die Polizei hat die Leiche identifiziert.
The police have identified the body.