die Sanktion

B2

sanction / penalty

English meaning
sanction / penalty
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Sanktionen
Vocabulary package
Law & Justice

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Sanktion in a sentence

Die Sanktion wurde gegen das Land verhängt.

The sanction was imposed against the country.

Declension of die Sanktion

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Sanktiondie Sanktionen
Accusativedie Sanktiondie Sanktionen
Dativeder Sanktionden Sanktionen
Genitiveder Sanktionder Sanktionen

Where Sanktion comes from

[1] im 16. Jahrhundert von sanction entlehnt :[3] sanctio bei Gesetzen: Strafbestimmung, Strafartikel

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Questions about Sanktion

Is it der, die or das Sanktion?

It is die Sanktion — Sanktion is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Sanktionen.

What is the plural of Sanktion?

The plural of die Sanktion is die Sanktionen.

What is the genitive of Sanktion?

The genitive singular is der Sanktion. The dative plural is den Sanktionen.

What does Sanktion mean in English?

die Sanktion means "sanction / penalty". For example: "Die Sanktion wurde gegen das Land verhängt." — "The sanction was imposed against the country."

What level is Sanktion in German?

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

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