Noun
die Notlage
Pronunciation: /ˈnoːtˌlaːɡə/
emergency (situation requiring urgent assistance)
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plural Notlagen
Meanings
Noun
- emergency (situation requiring urgent assistance)
Example sentence
In dieser Notlage half ihm nur seine Familie.
In this emergency only his family helped him.
Word forms
singular
die Notlage
plural
die Notlagen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Notlage
Accusativedie Notlage
Dativeder Notlage
Genitiveder Notlage
Plural
Nominativedie Notlagen
Accusativedie Notlagen
Dativeden Notlagen
Genitiveder Notlagen
Usage
- in eine Notlage geraten — Find oneself in an emergency or situation of urgent need.
- finanzielle Notlage — Financial distress; a common specific context.
Nach dem Brand befand sich die Familie in einer schweren Notlage.
After the fire, the family was in severe distress.