Verhängnis

/fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋnɪs/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Verhängnisse

Meaning

  1. doom, undoing

    • Seine Neugier wurde ihm zum Verhängnis.

      His curiosity became his undoing.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does Verhängnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine Neugier wurde ihm zum ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verhängnis?

noun

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