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Nach der Kündigung plagen Emil zum ersten Mal ernsthafte Selbstzweifel. After the cancellation, Emil is plagued by serious self-doubt for the first time.

noun · C1

der Selbstzweifel

[ˈzɛlpstˌt͡svaɪ̯fl̩]

self-doubt

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Other Examples

  • Ich kenne Selbstzweifel gut, aber ich lasse mich von ihnen nicht mehr lähmen.

    I know self-doubt well, but I no longer let it paralyse me.

  • Hast du manchmal Selbstzweifel, obwohl alle sagen, wie gut du deine Arbeit machst?

    Do you sometimes have self-doubt even though everyone says how well you do your job?

  • Otti gesteht Emil, dass auch er beim Deutschlernen oft von Selbstzweifeln geplagt wird.

    Otti admits to Emil that he too is often plagued by self-doubt when learning German.

Grammar

Plural
die Selbstzweifel 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 Selbstzweifel die Selbstzweifel
Accusative wen? was? den Selbstzweifel die Selbstzweifel
Dative wem? dem Selbstzweifel den Selbstzweifeln
Genitive wessen? des Selbstzweifels der Selbstzweifel

How the Word Is Built

Selbst root zweifel root

A compound: Selbst + der Zweifel

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil learns to take criticism

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