Noun
der Schnack
Pronunciation: /ʃnak/
chat; saying
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plural Schnacks
Meanings
Noun
- chat; saying
- a matter, subject, ball game, kettle of fish
Example sentence
Das ist ein ganz anderer Schnack.
That's a whole different story.
Word forms
singular
der Schnack
plural
die Schnacks
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schnack
Accusativeden Schnack
Dativedem Schnack
Genitivedes Schnacks
Plural
Nominativedie Schnacks
Accusativedie Schnacks
Dativeden Schnacks
Genitiveder Schnacks
Usage
- einen Schnack halten — have a chat; an informal, especially northern German expression
- glaub nicht jeden Schnack — do not believe every bit of chatter; Schnack can also mean idle talk or nonsense
Vor der Bäckerei hielten die Nachbarn einen kurzen Schnack.
The neighbours had a brief chat outside the bakery.