Noun
die Schlucht
Pronunciation: /ʃlʊχt/
canyon, chasm, gorge, ravine
C1
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plural Schluchten
Meanings
Noun
- canyon, chasm, gorge, ravine
Example sentence
Ich kletterte aus der Schlucht.
I climbed out of the ravine.
Word forms
singular
die Schlucht
plural
die Schluchten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schlucht
Accusativedie Schlucht
Dativeder Schlucht
Genitiveder Schlucht
Plural
Nominativedie Schluchten
Accusativedie Schluchten
Dativeden Schluchten
Genitiveder Schluchten
Usage
- durch eine Schlucht wandern — Walk through a gorge or ravine.
- Schlucht / Tal — A narrow, steep-sided cut in the landscape versus a valley more generally.
Am Grund der Schlucht floss ein schmaler Bach.
A narrow stream flowed along the bottom of the gorge.