die Affäre
/aˈfɛːrə/
a delicate, problematic or annoying affair, business that forces one to act carefully; especially; a romantic affair, fling; a scandal, a situation where someone’s actions have come under scrutiny on suspicion of misconduct
- genitive
- der Affäre
- plural
- die Affären
Meanings
- 1
a delicate, problematic or annoying affair, business that forces one to act carefully; especially; a romantic affair, fling — adulterous relationship
Hat mein Mann eine Affäre?
Is my husband having an affair?
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich glaube, Tom hat eine Affäre.
I think Tom is having an affair.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
a delicate, problematic or annoying affair, business that forces one to act carefully; especially
- 3
a delicate, problematic or annoying affair, business that forces one to act carefully; especially; a scandal, a situation where someone’s actions have come under scrutiny on suspicion of misconduct
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieAffäre | dieAffären |
| accusative | dieAffäre | dieAffären |
| dative | derAffäre | denAffären |
| genitive | derAffäre | derAffären |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.