Noun
das Nichtstun
Pronunciation: /ˈnɪçt͡sˌtuːn/
idleness; doing nothing
C2
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Meanings
Noun
- idleness; doing nothing
Example sentence
„Ich ertrage das Nichtstun nicht!“, hört man die Leute oft sagen.
"I can't bear to be doing nothing!" you often hear people say.
Word forms
singular
das Nichtstun
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Nichtstun
Accusativedas Nichtstun
Dativedem Nichtstun
Genitivedes Nichtstuns
Nichtstun has no common plural.
Usage
- sich dem Nichtstun hingeben — Give oneself over to doing nothing.
- das Nichtstun — A nominalised infinitive, written as one capitalised word.
Nach den anstrengenden Wochen genoss sie einen Nachmittag des Nichtstuns.
After the exhausting weeks, she enjoyed an afternoon of doing nothing.