Meaning and translations

Definition

A particular example or occurrence of a situation or problem.

Translations
English
case
Français
cas
Türkçe
durum
Polski
przypadek
Русский
случай
Українська
випадок

Grammar & classification

Article
der
Gender
Masculine
Plural
Fälle
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Morphology
Simple word
Topics
Services & Everyday TasksPrimarySociety & Public Life

Usage examples

  1. Dieser Fall zeigt, wie wichtig eine schnelle Entscheidung ist.NominativSing.This case shows how important a quick decision is.
  2. Die Polizei untersucht einen ungewöhnlichen Fall.AkkusativSing.The police are investigating an unusual case.
  3. In diesem Fall müssen wir sofort handeln.DativSing.In this case, we have to act immediately.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Fall/fal/
  • Article phrase
    der Fall/deːɐ̯ ˈfal/
  • Plural
    Fälle/ˈfɛlə/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativder Falldie Fälle
Akkusativden Falldie Fälle
Dativdem Fallden Fällen
Genitivdes Fallesder Fälle

Usage and collocations

  • Adjective combinationein schwieriger Fall
  • Collocationeinen Fall untersuchen
  • Prepositional constructionin diesem Fallin + Dativ

Semantic relations

  • Broader termBeispiel — example
  • Near-synonymSituation — situation

    Fall often refers to a specific occurrence; Situation more often refers to the overall context.

  • Semantically relatedProblem — problem

Word formation and word family

Formation typeSimple word

  1. FallOther

Word family

  • FallbeispielCompound-related
  • FallzahlCompound-related