Chance

noun
chance, opportunity
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Chance: feminine noun meaning chance or opportunity (occasion to succeed or try) and sometimes possibility. Common in everyday and formal contexts. Plural is Chancen. Declines like other die-nouns (Genitive plural der Chancen). No special preposition; used with haben (eine Chance haben) to mean 'to have a chance'.

Examples

Ich gebe dir eine Chance.
I'll give you a chance.
Er hat eine gute Chance, den Job zu bekommen.
He has a good chance of getting the job.
Diese Weiterbildung ist eine wichtige Chance für deine Karriere.
This training is an important opportunity for your career.

Details

PluralChancen

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Chancedie Chancen
genitiveder Chanceder Chancen
dativeder Chanceden Chancen
accusativedie Chancedie Chancen

Mnemonics

👁️Imagine an open door with sunlight — a visual of a new opportunity.
👂Sounds like English 'chance' exactly — use that similarity directly.
⚧️die Chance — think 'die' + 'chance' both short words to remember feminine gender.

Notes

Chance is a loanword from French/English and is commonly used in similar contexts. Collocations include 'Chance haben' and 'Chance nutzen' (to have/make use of a chance).

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