Vokabahn

Pendant

Vokabahn
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Noun

das Pendant

Pronunciation: /pãˈdã/

counterpart

C1 rank #7,460 plural Pendants

Meanings

Noun
  1. counterpart

Example sentence

Dieser Ohrring ist noch von meiner Oma. Das Pendant habe ich leider verloren.

This earring was my grandma's. Unfortunately, I lost the matching one.

Word forms

singular das Pendant
plural die Pendants

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedas Pendant
Accusativedas Pendant
Dativedem Pendant
Genitivedes Pendants

Plural

Nominativedie Pendants
Accusativedie Pendants
Dativeden Pendants
Genitiveder Pendants

Usage

  • das Pendant zu etwas — The counterpart to something; zu takes dative.
  • Pendant / Anhänger — German Pendant is a counterpart; English pendant as jewellery is usually Anhänger.
Extra sentence

Dieses Bild hat sein Pendant im gegenüberliegenden Saal.

This painting has its counterpart in the room opposite.