noun#6,385 by frequency
die Sehnsucht
/ˈzeːnˌzʊxt/
yearning, longing; pining
- genitive
- der Sehnsucht
- plural
- die Sehnsüchte
- built from
- Sehn + Sucht
Meanings
- 1
yearning, longing; pining
Sie hat Sehnsucht nach ihrer Familie.
She yearns for her family.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich habe Sehnsucht, dich wiederzusehen.
I yearn to see you again.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieSehnsucht | dieSehnsüchte |
| accusative | dieSehnsucht | dieSehnsüchte |
| dative | derSehnsucht | denSehnsüchten |
| genitive | derSehnsucht | derSehnsüchte |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.