der Unfall
Translation
accident, crash
Examples
Er hatte einen schweren Unfall.
He had a serious accident.
Der Unfall passierte gestern.
The accident happened yesterday.
Grammar Patterns
to have an ((accident)) to have an accident He had an accident yesterday.
in an ((accident)) in an accident No one was injured in the accident.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Unglück; Antonyms: Glücksfall
Etymology
Prefix 'Un-' (bad/negative) + 'Fall' (fall/event).
Memory Tips
Think of an 'unfortunate fall' or event.