Vocabulary
das
Schicksal
/ˈʃɪkzaːl/· noun· Pl. die Schicksale
fate, destiny
The strike, the detour, then the new appointment — was it Schicksal?
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Forms
- Singular
- das Schicksal
- Plural
- die Schicksale
- Genitiv
- des Schicksals
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Schicksal
fate
Vielleicht war es Schicksal.
Maybe it was fate.
Word family
Schicksalschickento sendder Schicksalsschlagblow of fateschicksalhaftfateful
Common combinations
- das ist Schicksalit's fate
- ein schweres Schicksala hard fate
- an das Schicksal glaubento believe in fate
Real examples
- Glaubst du an Schicksal?Do you believe in fate?
- Es war Schicksal, dass wir uns getroffen haben.It was fate that we met.
- Viele Flüchtlinge haben ein schweres Schicksal.Many refugees have had a hard fate.
