Noun
die Schlacht
Pronunciation: /ʃlaxt/
battle
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rank #2,510
plural Schlachten
Meanings
Noun
- battle
Example sentence
Niemand weiß, wie viele in jener Schlacht fielen.
No one knows how many people died in that battle.
Word forms
singular
die Schlacht
plural
die Schlachten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schlacht
Accusativedie Schlacht
Dativeder Schlacht
Genitiveder Schlacht
Plural
Nominativedie Schlachten
Accusativedie Schlachten
Dativeden Schlachten
Genitiveder Schlachten
Usage
- eine Schlacht schlagen — Fight a battle; schlagen is strong.
- die Schlacht um eine Stadt — Um plus accusative names what is fought over.
Die Schlacht dauerte bis zum Abend.
The battle lasted until evening.