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The article for

Unheil

das Unheil

Unheil is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Unheil?

Unheil ends in -il, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 57% of -il nouns take das and 40% take der. So learn it with its article: das Unheil.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] A terrible, terrible event, event

[1] ein furchtbares, schreckliches Geschehen, Ereignis

Examples

[1] Without a large prophetic gift, you could see the disaster coming

[1] Ohne große prophetische Gabe konnte man das Unheil kommen sehen.

[1] Purchased charms are also rooted in popular belief, which are said to be miserable

[1] Ebenfalls im Volksglauben verwurzelt sind Unglücksbringer, die angeblich Unheil heraufbeschwören.
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "795 breaks disaster over Ireland"

[1] „795 bricht Unheil über Irland herein.“

[1] "For the indigenous people, wealth meant new disaster"

[1] „Für die Indigenen bedeutete der Reichtum neues Unheil.“

[1] "He had conjured up a mischief that I would have to suffer for a lifetime"

[1] „Er hatte ein Unheil heraufbeschworen, an dem ich ein Leben lang würde leiden müssen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Unheil —
Genitiv des Unheils —
Dativ dem Unheil —
Akkusativ das Unheil —

Pronunciation

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