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Kalle hatte beim Fußball einen Unfall. Kalle had an accident playing football.

noun · A2

der Unfall

[ˈʊnfal]

accident

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Grammar

Plural
die Unfälle 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 Unfall die Unfälle
Weißt du, wie der Unfall passiert ist? Do you know how the accident happened?
Accusative wen? was? den Unfall die Unfälle
Ich hatte letzte Woche einen kleinen Unfall mit dem Fahrrad. I had a small bike accident last week.
Dative wem? dem Unfall den Unfällen
Wer trägt die Schuld an dem Unfall? Who is to blame for the accident?
Genitive wessen? des Unfalls der Unfälle
Frau Hilde war die einzige Zeugin des Unfalls. Frau Hilde was the only witness to the accident.

How the Word Is Built

Un prefix fall root

Word family

fallender Fallder Verkehrsunfall

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