"Umstand" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Umstand.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German umbestand with the -be- syncopated. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|umbestand}} Middle High German umbestand Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Umstand m (strong, genitive Umstandes or Umstands, plural Umstände) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Umstandes [genitive], Umstands [genitive], Umstände [plural], strong [table-tags], Umstand [nominative, singular], Umstände [definite, nominative, plural], Umstandes [genitive, singular], Umstands [genitive, singular], Umstände [definite, genitive, plural], Umstand [dative, singular], Umstande [dative, singular], Umständen [dative, definite, plural], Umstand [accusative, singular], Umstände [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. circumstance (an event; a fact; a particular incident) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Umstand-de-noun-09n4rJ~b Categories (other): German terms with collocations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. (plural only) fuss, trouble, bother (unnecessary activity) Tags: masculine, plural, plural-only, strong
    Sense id: en-Umstand-de-noun-6cdadCpT Categories (other): German pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: umständlich, Umstandswort

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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    {
      "form": "Umstände",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Umstand",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Umstände",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "genitive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Umstands",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Umstände",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Umstand",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Umstande",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Umständen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Umstand",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "under no circumstances",
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          "english": "Please, don't go to any trouble.",
          "text": "Bitte, machen Sie sich keine Umstände.",
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        "fuss, trouble, bother (unnecessary activity)"
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        "(plural only) fuss, trouble, bother (unnecessary activity)"
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    {
      "form": "Umstand",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Umstande",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Umstand",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "under no circumstances",
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          "english": "Please, don't go to any trouble.",
          "text": "Bitte, machen Sie sich keine Umstände.",
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