Noun
die Novelle
Pronunciation: [noˈvɛlə]
novella (a short novel)
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plural Novellen
Meanings
Noun
- novella (a short novel)
- amendment (correction or addition to a law)
Example sentence
Er hat eine spannende Novelle geschrieben.
He wrote a gripping novella.
Word forms
singular
die Novelle
plural
die Novellen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Novelle
Accusativedie Novelle
Dativeder Novelle
Genitiveder Novelle
Plural
Nominativedie Novellen
Accusativedie Novellen
Dativeden Novellen
Genitiveder Novellen
Usage
- eine Novelle lesen — Read a novella, a relatively short work of prose fiction.
- Novelle / Gesetzesnovelle — In law, Novelle can instead mean an amendment to a law.
Die Novelle erzählt von einer unerwarteten Begegnung am Bahnhof.
The novella tells of an unexpected encounter at the station.