Vocabulary
der
Unsinn
/ˈʊnzɪn/· noun· Pl. —
nonsense; silly things
Der Unsinn — something that makes no sense (Das ist Unsinn!), or silly behaviour: Macht keinen Unsinn!
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Forms
- Singular
- der Unsinn
- Plural
- —
- Genitiv
- des Unsinns
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Unsinn
nonsense
Was du da sagst, ist totaler Unsinn.
What you're saying is total nonsense.
Word family
Unsinnder Sinnsensesinnlospointlessunsinnignonsensical
Common combinations
- Unsinn redento talk nonsense
- Unsinn machento fool around
- So ein Unsinn!What nonsense!
Real examples
- Das ist doch Unsinn!That's nonsense!
- Macht keinen Unsinn, während ich weg bin!Don't get up to mischief while I'm away!
- Er redet manchmal viel Unsinn.He sometimes talks a lot of nonsense.
