Noun
das Scheitern
Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪ̯tɐn/
failure
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Meanings
Noun
- failure
- collapse, breakup
Example sentence
Das Scheitern des Projekts war absehbar.
The failure of the project was foreseeable.
Word forms
singular
das Scheitern
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Scheitern
Accusativedas Scheitern
Dativedem Scheitern
Genitivedes Scheiterns
Scheitern has no common plural.
Usage
- das Scheitern eines Plans — The failure of a plan; a nominalised infinitive.
- zum Scheitern verurteilt — An idiom meaning doomed to fail.
Niemand wollte die Verantwortung für das Scheitern übernehmen.
Nobody wanted to take responsibility for the failure.
Not the word you meant? See also scheitern (Verb).