Noun
der Todesfall
Pronunciation: /ˈtoːdəsˌfal/
death
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plural Todesfälle
Meanings
Noun
- death
- event of death
Example sentence
Im letzten Jahr gab es mehr Geburten als Todesfälle.
Last year, there were more births than deaths.
Word forms
singular
der Todesfall
plural
die Todesfälle
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Todesfall
Accusativeden Todesfall
Dativedem Todesfall
Genitivedes Todesfalls
Plural
Nominativedie Todesfälle
Accusativedie Todesfälle
Dativeden Todesfällen
Genitiveder Todesfälle
Usage
- im Todesfall — In the event of a death; im combines in and dem.
- Todesfall / Todesursache — An instance of someone dying versus the cause of death.
Der Todesfall wurde dem zuständigen Amt gemeldet.
The death was reported to the responsible office.