Polyglot Dictionary

Schicksal

/ˈʃɪkzaːl/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Schicksale

Meaning

  1. fate, destiny

    • Es war ihr Schicksal, Zauberin zu werden.

      It was her destiny to become a witch.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

destinée

destinée is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fate, destiny."

English

destiny

destiny is the English word for the same thing — both mean "fate, destiny."

English

luck

Close — fate, destiny relates to luck.

Practice

1 What does Schicksal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es war ihr ___, Zauberin zu werden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schicksal?

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