Noun
die Masern
Pronunciation: /ˈmaːzɐn/
measles
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plural Masern
Meanings
Noun
- measles
Example sentence
Die Zwillinge haben sich mit Masern angesteckt.
The twins have come down with measles.
Word forms
plural only
die Masern
The four cases
Plural
Nominativedie Masern
Accusativedie Masern
Dativeden Masern
Genitiveder Masern
Masern is used only in the plural.
Usage
- die Masern haben — have measles; the German disease name is plural
- Masern / Röteln — measles / rubella; different disease names
Im Lehrbuch werden die Masern in einem eigenen Abschnitt beschrieben.
In the textbook, measles is described in a separate section.