Vocabulary
die
Einsamkeit
/ˈaɪ̯nzaːmkaɪ̯t/· noun· Pl. —
loneliness
Einsamkeit im Alter — one reason why many older people move into a shared house.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Einsamkeit
- Plural
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- Genitiv
- der Einsamkeit
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Einsamkeit
loneliness
Viele alte Menschen leiden unter Einsamkeit.
Many old people suffer from loneliness.
Word family
Einsamkeiteinsamlonelyvereinsamento become lonely, to become isolateddie Vereinsamunggrowing loneliness, isolation
Common combinations
- gegen die Einsamkeitagainst loneliness
- unter Einsamkeit leidento suffer from loneliness
- Einsamkeit im Alterloneliness in old age
Real examples
- Das gemeinsame Mittagessen hilft gegen Einsamkeit.The shared lunch helps against loneliness.
- Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes kam die Einsamkeit.After her husband's death came the loneliness.
- Einsamkeit betrifft nicht nur alte Menschen.Loneliness doesn't only affect old people.
