noun#5,132 by frequency
das Gefecht
/ɡəˈfɛçt/
combat, action, enemy contact; fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle
- genitive
- des Gefechtes
- plural
- die Gefechte
Meanings
- 1
combat, action, enemy contact
Tom verlor zwar, lieferte dem anderen aber ein scharfes Gefecht.
Tom lost, but he gave the other guy hell.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle
Es war ein wildes Gefecht.
The fighting was ferocious.
Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasGefecht | dieGefechte |
| accusative | dasGefecht | dieGefechte |
| dative | demGefecht | denGefechten |
| genitive | desGefechtes | derGefechte |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.