die Ausnahmen
Translation
exceptions
Examples
Jede Regel hat ihre Ausnahmen.
Every rule has its exceptions.
Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel.
Exceptions prove the rule.
Grammar Patterns
eine Ausnahme machen to make an exception We can't make any exceptions.
Ausnahme von+3 exception to sth. That is an exception to the rule.
Similar Words
Sonderregelungen (special regulations); Antonyms: die Regel (the rule)
Etymology
Derived from the verb 'ausnehmen' (to take out, to exclude). It's literally something 'taken out'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'taking' (from 'nehmen') something 'out' (aus) of a group, making it an exception.