Why is it der Lunch?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Lunch, so learn the two together: der Lunch.
Meaning
[1] Smaller, light lunch meal
[1] kleinere, leichte MittagsmahlzeitExamples
[1] Dozens of filmmakers who can hope for Oscar-Gold, including Christoph Washington, Denzel Washington, Hugh Jackman, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway,
[1] Zum traditionellen "Lunch der Nominierten" im Beverly Hilton Hotel erschienen Dutzende Filmschaffende, die auf Oscar-Gold hoffen können, darunter Christoph Waltz, Denzel Washington, Hugh Jackman, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence und Anne Hathaway.
[1] Many hands had to shake Queen Elizabeth on the lunch on the occasion of her 60th anniversary of the throne, including that of Prince Albert and Charlene of Monaco.
[1] Viele Hände hatte Queen Elizabeth beim Lunch anlässlich ihres 60. Thronjubiläums zu schütteln, darunter auch die von Fürst Albert und Charlene von Monaco.
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] If you are late for more than 10 minutes, you will find the Executive Lunch table.
[1] Wer sich mehr als 10 Minuten verspätet, findet den Executive Lunch-Tisch leer vor.
[1] In the good old days, business matters still had time, so space and money did not go to business lunch, but to business lunch.
[1] In den guten alten Tagen hatten Businessmen noch Zeit, Raum und Geld. Daher gingen sie nicht zum Business Lunch, sondern zum Geschäftsessen.
[1] Financial investors do not have the status of film stars or rock musicians. However, some people in curious auctions pay good money: for a lunch with Warren Buffett or Bernard Madoff's boxer shorts.
[1] Finanzinvestoren haben nicht den Status von Filmstars oder Rockmusikern. Dennoch zahlen manche Menschen in kuriosen Auktionen gutes Geld: für einen Lunch mit Warren Buffett oder die Boxershorts von Bernard Madoff.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural 1 | Plural 2 | Plural 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Lunch | die Lunches | die Lunchs | die Lunche |
| Genitiv | des Lunches des Lunchs | der Lunches | der Lunchs | der Lunche |
| Dativ | dem Lunch | den Lunches | den Lunchs | den Lunchen |
| Akkusativ | den Lunch | die Lunches | die Lunchs | die Lunche |
Pronunciation
In context
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