Definition
A sudden event in which people are injured or property is damaged.
Translations
- English
- accident
- Français
- accident
- Türkçe
- kaza
- Polski
- wypadek
- Русский
- авария
- Українська
- аварія
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Unfall
- A2
- Noun
- Body & Health
accident
/deːɐ̯ ˈʊnfal/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Unfälle
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Unfall passierte an der Kreuzung.NominativSing.The accident happened at the intersection.
- Die Polizei untersuchte den Unfall gründlich.AkkusativSing.The police investigated the accident thoroughly.
- Nach dem Unfall sprach die Zeugin mit der Polizei.DativSing.After the accident, the witness spoke with the police.
- Die Ursache des Unfalls blieb zunächst unklar.GenitivSing.The cause of the accident initially remained unclear.
- Unfälle können schwere Folgen haben.NominativPlur.Accidents can have serious consequences.
- Mehrere Unfälle blockierten die Autobahn.AkkusativPlur.Several accidents blocked the motorway.
- Die Helfer standen den Unfallopfern nach den Unfällen bei.DativPlur.The helpers assisted the accident victims after the accidents.
- Die Folgen der Unfälle waren deutlich sichtbar.GenitivPlur.The consequences of the accidents were clearly visible.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Unfall/ˈʊnfal/
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Article phrase
der Unfall/deːɐ̯ ˈʊnfal/
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Plural
Unfälle/ˈʊnfɛlə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Unfall | die Unfälle |
| Akkusativ | den Unfall | die Unfälle |
| Dativ | dem Unfall | den Unfällen |
| Genitiv | des Unfalls | der Unfälle |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Unfall haben
- Collocationeinen Unfall verursachen
- Collocationeinen Unfall melden
- Prepositional constructionbei einem Unfall helfenbei + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionnach einem Unfallnach + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Unfall ereignete sich an einer Kreuzung.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymUnglück — accident
A Unglück generally refers to a serious negative event; a Unfall emphasizes an unintentional occurrence involving damage or injuries.
- Broader termEreignis — event
Ereignis is the broad hypernym for events; a Unfall is a specific type of Ereignis involving damage or injuries.
- Related termKatastrophe — disaster
A Katastrophe is usually significantly larger and more consequential than a single Unfall.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Unfallversicherung
- Unfallort