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How to Say ‘The pictures are still missing.’ in German

Die Bilder fehlen noch.

dee BIL-der FAY-len nokh

[dee BIL-der FAY-len nokh]

💬 Usage Tip: fehlen puts the missing thing first, unlike English "we're missing the pictures". Ein Dokument fehlt "A document is missing".

Phrase Breakdown

Die Bilder

dee BIL-der

The pictures

'Bilder' is the plural of 'Bild' (picture). Plural nouns always take 'die'.

Example

Die Bilder sind schön.

The pictures are beautiful.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Bilder

[BIL-der]

pictures, images

Plural of 'das Bild'; photos or graphics.

Example

Die Bilder sind schön.

The pictures are beautiful.

fehlen noch.

FAY-len nokh

are still missing.

'fehlen' means 'to be missing'. The 'eh' is a long 'ay' sound: 'FAY-len'. 'noch' means 'still' and ends with a throaty 'ch'.

Example

Zwei Seiten fehlen noch.

Two pages are still missing.

Words in this phrase

fehlen

[FAY-len]

are missing

From 'fehlen'; something is not there yet.

Example

Zwei Kollegen fehlen heute.

Two colleagues are missing today.

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

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