die Anklage

B2

indictment/criminal charge

English meaning
indictment/criminal charge
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Anklagen
Vocabulary package
Law & Justice

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Anklage in a sentence

Die Anklage gegen ihn war schwerwiegend.

The indictment against him was serious.

Declension of die Anklage

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Anklagedie Anklagen
Accusativedie Anklagedie Anklagen
Dativeder Anklageden Anklagen
Genitiveder Anklageder Anklagen

Word family

die Anklage is built from die Lage (situation). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Anklage comes from

mittelhochdeutsch aneklage

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Questions about Anklage

Is it der, die or das Anklage?

It is die Anklage — Anklage is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Anklagen.

What is the plural of Anklage?

The plural of die Anklage is die Anklagen.

What is the genitive of Anklage?

The genitive singular is der Anklage. The dative plural is den Anklagen.

What does Anklage mean in English?

die Anklage means "indictment/criminal charge". For example: "Die Anklage gegen ihn war schwerwiegend." — "The indictment against him was serious."

What level is Anklage in German?

Anklage is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.

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