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Emil liest die Kündigung des Großkunden auf dem Handy und seufzt: Das ist ein echter Rückschlag. Emil reads the big customer's cancellation on his phone and sighs: this is a real setback.

noun · C1

der Rückschlag

[ˈʁʏkˌʃlaːk]

setback

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Antonyms
der Fortschritt

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Grammar

Plural
die Rückschläge In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Rückschlag die Rückschläge
Jeder Rückschlag hat uns bisher etwas beigebracht, auch wenn es im ersten Moment wehtat. Every setback has taught us something so far, even if it hurt at first.
Accusative wen? was? den Rückschlag die Rückschläge
So einen Rückschlag verkraften wir nur, wenn wir als Team zusammenhalten. We can only get over a setback like this if we stick together as a team.
Dative wem? dem Rückschlag den Rückschlägen
Genitive wessen? des Rückschlags der Rückschläge

How the Word Is Built

Rück root schlag root

A compound: Rück + der Schlag

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Schlagschlagenzurück

In Otti's situations: Emil learns to take criticism

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