Noun / Interjection
der Quatsch
Pronunciation: /kvatʃ/
nonsense
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Meanings
Noun
- nonsense
- joking, kidding, fun
- chat
Interjection
- used to acknowledge that the speaker has just misspoken and to introduce the correction
Example sentence
Ich habe drei Kinder, Quatsch, vier Kinder.
I have three children, no, sorry, four children.
Word forms
singular
der Quatsch
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Quatsch
Accusativeden Quatsch
Dativedem Quatsch
Genitivedes Quatsches
Quatsch has no common plural.
Usage
- Quatsch erzählen — talk nonsense; informal
- Quatsch, ich meine … — no, I mean …; introduces a correction to what one just said
Glaub nicht jeden Quatsch, den du im Internet liest.
Do not believe every bit of nonsense you read on the internet.