Is it der, die or das Unglück?

DAS

Unglück

The correct article in German of Unglück is das. So it is das Unglück! (nominative case)

The word Unglück is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Unglück?

How does the declension of Unglück 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	das Unglück	die Unglücke
Genitive	des Unglücks des Unglückes	der Unglücke
Dative	dem Unglück dem Unglücke	den Unglücken
Akkusative	das Unglück	die Unglücke

What is the meaning of Unglück in German?

Unglück has various definitions in German:

[1] Negative event

[1] negatives Ereignis

[2] Consistent incident with a tragic end

[2] folgenschwerer Vorfall mit einem tragischen Ende

How to use Unglück in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Unglück with translations in English.

[1] Zu allem Unglück blieb dann auch noch unser Wagen liegen.

To make matters worse, our car also remained

[2] Bei diesem Unglück gab es viele Verletzte.

[2] There were many injuries in this accident

[2] „Wie die amtlichen Medien am Montag berichteten, könnte es sich bei dem Unglück in der Fabrik des weltgrößten Elektronikherstellers am Freitag um eine Staubexplosion gehandelt haben.“

[2] "As the official media reported on Monday, the accident in the factory of the world's largest electronics manufacturer on Friday might have been a dust explosion"

[2] „In dieses, in der Perspektive Canettis friedliche und strebsame Kinderleben bricht ganz plötzlich das größte Unglück ein, das ihm die Fortsetzung seiner Kindheit raubt.“

[2] "In this, in the perspective of Canetti, peaceful and ambitious children's life suddenly breaks down the greatest misfortune that takes the continuation of his childhood"