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Unfug

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Noun

der Unfug

Pronunciation: [ˈʔʊnfuːk]

nonsense

C1 rank #7,287

Meanings

Noun
  1. nonsense
  2. mischief

Example sentence

Du hast im Wald also wirklich Aliens gesehen? So ein Unfug!

So you really saw aliens in the forest? What nonsense!

Word forms

singular der Unfug

No common plural.

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Unfug
Accusativeden Unfug
Dativedem Unfug
Genitivedes Unfugs

Unfug has no common plural.

Usage

  • Unfug reden — Talk nonsense.
  • Unfug treiben — Get up to mischief; a different action-focused use.
Extra sentence

Die Behauptung erwies sich später als völliger Unfug.

The claim later turned out to be complete nonsense.