Noun
die Sackgasse
Pronunciation: /ˈzakˌɡasə/
dead-end street; cul-de-sac
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plural Sackgassen
Meanings
Noun
- dead-end street; cul-de-sac
- dead end (something that does not lead one to the intended result)
- impasse (stagnation that one can only overcome by fundamentally changing one’s approach)
- stalemate; deadlock (stagnation that is due to an inability or unwillingness to reach a compromise)
Example sentence
Wir wohnen in einer ruhigen Sackgasse.
We live in a quiet cul-de-sac.
Word forms
singular
die Sackgasse
plural
die Sackgassen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Sackgasse
Accusativedie Sackgasse
Dativeder Sackgasse
Genitiveder Sackgasse
Plural
Nominativedie Sackgassen
Accusativedie Sackgassen
Dativeden Sackgassen
Genitiveder Sackgassen
Usage
- in einer Sackgasse enden — end in a dead-end street; also figurative for an unproductive approach
- Sackgasse / Durchgangsstraße — cul-de-sac / through road; opposite traffic layouts
Am Ende der Sackgasse mussten wir mit dem Auto wenden.
We had to turn the car around at the end of the cul-de-sac.