Noun
die Not
Pronunciation: /noːt/
distress; hardship; need
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plural Nöte
Meanings
Noun
- distress; hardship; need
- necessity, poverty
- emergency, crisis
Example sentence
In ihrer Not bat sie die Nachbarn um Hilfe.
In her distress, she asked the neighbours for help.
Word forms
singular
die Not
plural
die Nöte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Not
Accusativedie Not
Dativeder Not
Genitiveder Not
Plural
Nominativedie Nöte
Accusativedie Nöte
Dativeden Nöten
Genitiveder Nöte
Usage
- in Not geraten — A common expression for falling into hardship or distress.
- Menschen in Not helfen — Helfen takes a dative object; in Not describes their situation.
Die Familie geriet nach dem Brand in große Not.
The family faced severe hardship after the fire.
Not the word you meant? See also not (Adverb).