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die Erpressung

B2

blackmail / extortion

English meaning
blackmail / extortion
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Erpressungen
Vocabulary package
Crime & Police

Erpressung in a sentence

Erpressung ist ein schweres Verbrechen.

Blackmail is a serious crime.

Declension of die Erpressung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Erpressungdie Erpressungen
Accusativedie Erpressungdie Erpressungen
Dativeder Erpressungden Erpressungen
Genitiveder Erpressungder Erpressungen

Where Erpressung comes from

Ableitung zum Substantiv vom Stamm des Verbs erpressen mit dem Suffix (Derivatem) -ung, belegt seit Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts :lateinisch violenta exactio, concussĭo

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Questions about Erpressung

Is it der, die or das Erpressung?

It is die Erpressung — Erpressung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Erpressungen.

What is the plural of Erpressung?

The plural of die Erpressung is die Erpressungen.

What is the genitive of Erpressung?

The genitive singular is der Erpressung. The dative plural is den Erpressungen.

What does Erpressung mean in English?

die Erpressung means "blackmail / extortion". For example: "Erpressung ist ein schweres Verbrechen." — "Blackmail is a serious crime."

What level is Erpressung in German?

Erpressung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the crime & police vocabulary.

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