Lächeln

Etymology
Nominalised infinitive of.

Noun

 * 1) smile facial expression

Usage notes

 * Lächeln is grammatically peculiar in that it does not have a generally accepted plural form despite being clearly countable; one can say,, or, . Even so, actual plural usage occurs only seldom, chiefly in the vernacular: . This usage is awkward and may sound ungrammatical to many speakers. This is explained by the fact that German gerunds as a class don't pluralize. Therefore, the plural is generally preferably expressed using a paraphrase (for example: ). Apart from this, German often uses the singular where English would use the plural:.