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Nacht

night

noun NAHKHT Less Common

Usage Note

Nacht is feminine despite ending in a consonant cluster, and its plural umlauts to Nächte. 'Good night' is gute Nacht, and 'at night' is nachts (lower-case adverb) or in der Nacht. The idiom über Nacht means 'overnight'.

Examples

"Gute Nacht und schlaf gut!"

Natural Translation

Good night and sleep well!

Literal Translation

Good night and sleep well!

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