Noun
die List
Pronunciation: /lɪst/
cunning, craft
B2
rank #4,867
plural Listen
Meanings
Noun
- cunning, craft
- ruse, trick, stratagem
Example sentence
Er erreichte sein Ziel mit List und Geduld.
He achieved his goal with cunning and patience.
Word forms
singular
die List
plural
die Listen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie List
Accusativedie List
Dativeder List
Genitiveder List
Plural
Nominativedie Listen
Accusativedie Listen
Dativeden Listen
Genitiveder Listen
Usage
- mit List — Using cunning; the abstract sense commonly occurs without an article.
- eine List / Listen — As a countable noun, List can name a particular trick or ruse.
Mit List gelang es dem Fuchs, an das Futter zu kommen.
Using cunning, the fox managed to reach the food.