Vokabahn

Schnupfen

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Noun

der Schnupfen

Pronunciation: /ˌʃnʊpfən/

cold (illness)

B1 rank #9,382 plural Schnupfen

Meanings

Noun
  1. cold (illness)
  2. nasal congestion

Example sentence

Es ist leicht, sich einen Schnupfen einzufangen.

It's easy to catch a cold.

Word forms

singular der Schnupfen
plural die Schnupfen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Schnupfen
Accusativeden Schnupfen
Dativedem Schnupfen
Genitivedes Schnupfens

Plural

Nominativedie Schnupfen
Accusativedie Schnupfen
Dativeden Schnupfen
Genitiveder Schnupfen

Usage

  • einen Schnupfen haben — Have a cold or runny nose.
  • Schnupfen / schnupfen — The illness noun versus a verb meaning sniff or take snuff.
Extra sentence

Wegen ihres Schnupfens klang ihre Stimme ganz anders.

Because of her cold, her voice sounded quite different.