Vocabulary
die
Nebenfigur
/ˈneːbn̩fiˌɡuːɐ̯/· noun· Pl. die Nebenfiguren
minor character
The customer, the neighbour, the waiter — characters who appear briefly but often matter more than they seem.
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- Singular
- die Nebenfigur
- Plural
- die Nebenfiguren
- Genitiv
- der Nebenfigur
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Nebenfigur
minor character (in a novel, play, film)
Frau Hartl ist nur eine Nebenfigur, aber sie löst alles aus.
Frau Hartl is only a minor character, but she sets everything off.
Word family
Nebenfigurdie Figurthe character, the figuredie Hauptfigurthe main characterdie Nebenrollethe supporting role
Common combinations
- eine blasse Nebenfigura pale, underdeveloped minor character
- Haupt- und Nebenfigurenmain and minor characters
- eine Nebenfigur in den Mittelpunkt stellento put a minor character centre stage
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
die Hauptfigur
Real examples
- Frau Hartl ist nur eine Nebenfigur, aber sie löst alles aus.Frau Hartl is only a minor character, but she sets everything off.
- Die Nebenfiguren bleiben leider etwas blass.Unfortunately the minor characters remain rather pale.
- In ihrem neuen Roman macht die Autorin eine Nebenfigur zur Erzählerin.In her new novel the author turns a minor character into the narrator.
