Is it der, die or das Rückfall?

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Rückfall

The correct article in German of Rückfall is der. So it is der Rückfall! (nominative case)

The word Rückfall is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Rückfall?

How does the declension of Rückfall work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Rückfall	die Rückfälle
Genitive	des Rückfalles des Rückfalls	der Rückfälle
Dative	dem Rückfall	den Rückfällen
Akkusative	den Rückfall	die Rückfälle

What is the meaning of Rückfall in German?

Rückfall has various definitions in German:

[1] unwanted change back towards the worse status quo ante

[1] ungewollte Veränderung zurück in Richtung des schlechteren Status quo ante

[2] Medicine, especially: breakdown of a healed disease

[2] Medizin, speziell: Wiederausbruch einer geheilt geglaubten Krankheit

[3] Justice, especially: another break in the law of a relevant criminal offender

[3] Justiz, speziell: erneuter Gesetzesbruch eines bereits einschlägig vorbestraften Straftäters

How to use Rückfall in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rückfall with translations in English.

[1] Wenn dieses Gesetz durchkommt, wäre das ein Rückfall in die Zeit vor der Emanzipation.

[1] If this law gets through, that would be a relapse into the time before emancipation

[2] Nach seiner Therapie war er fast fünf Jahre lang trocken, aber dann kam der Rückfall.

[2] After his therapy he was dry for almost five years, but then the relapse came

[3] Bei Triebtätern ist ein Rückfall sehr wahrscheinlich.

[3] A relapse is very likely in the case of driving pods