Lebenslage
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːbn̩sˌlaːɡə/
audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈleːbm̩̩sˌlaːɡə/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Le‧bens‧la‧ge
Noun
Lebenslage f (genitive Lebenslage, plural Lebenslagen)
- life situation/circumstances
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 310:
- Da lag er, sein Monogramm auf der Brusttasche seines Nachthemds, die Hände hinter dem Kopf gefaltet, in seinem reinlichen, weißen Bett, […] die Sonderbarkeit seiner Lebenslage betrachtend.
- There he lay, his monogram on his nightgown's chest pocket, his hands folded behind his head, in his cleanly, white bed […] , looking on how curious his situation was.
Declension
Declension of Lebenslage [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Lebenslage | die | Lebenslagen |
| genitive | einer | der | Lebenslage | der | Lebenslagen |
| dative | einer | der | Lebenslage | den | Lebenslagen |
| accusative | eine | die | Lebenslage | die | Lebenslagen |
Further reading
- “Lebenslage” in Duden online
- “Lebenslage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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