Noun
das Pech
Pronunciation: /pɛç/
bad luck
B1
rank #2,745
Meanings
Noun
- bad luck
- pitch (sticky black substance)
Example sentence
So ein Pech, der Bus ist gerade weggefahren!
What bad luck, the bus has just left!
Word forms
singular
das Pech
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Pech
Accusativedas Pech
Dativedem Pech
Genitivedes Peches
Pech has no common plural.
Usage
- Pech haben — Be unlucky; no article in this expression.
- Pech / Glück — Bad luck versus good luck in this sense.
Wir hatten Pech mit dem Wetter, aber der Urlaub war schön.
We had bad luck with the weather, but the holiday was lovely.