Vokabahn

Run

Vokabahn
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Noun

der Run

Pronunciation: /ʁan/

rush, run (on goods, tickets, a bank)

B2 rank #4,719 plural Runs

Meanings

Noun
  1. rush, run (on goods, tickets, a bank)
  2. (sports) run

Example sentence

Nach der Ankündigung gab es einen Run auf die Tickets.

After the announcement there was a run on the tickets.

Word forms

singular der Run
plural die Runs

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Run
Accusativeden Run
Dativedem Run
Genitivedes Runs

Plural

Nominativedie Runs
Accusativedie Runs
Dativeden Runs
Genitiveder Runs

Usage

  • ein Run auf etwas — A rush for something in high demand; auf takes the accusative.
  • Run / Runs — The borrowed noun is masculine and forms its plural with -s.
Extra sentence

Der niedrige Preis führte zu einem Run auf die Restbestände.

The low price led to a rush for the remaining stock.