Definition
The intentional use of physical force to hurt, threaten, or control people.
Translations
- English
- violence
- Français
- violence
- Türkçe
- şiddet
- Polski
- przemoc
- Русский
- насилие
- Українська
- насильство
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Gewalt
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- Body & Health
violence
/diː ɡəˈvalt/
Meaning and translations
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Grammar & classification
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- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryBody & Health
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Pronunciation and forms
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Lemma
Gewalt/ɡəˈvalt/
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Article phrase
die Gewalt/diː ɡəˈvalt/
Declension / Forms
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| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Gewalt | — |
| Akkusativ | — | — |
| Dativ | — | — |
| Genitiv | — | — |
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Word formation and word family
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