der Sündenbock

B2

a scapegoat

English meaning
a scapegoat
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Sündenböcke
Vocabulary package
Equality & Discrimination

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Sündenbock in a sentence

Er wurde zum Sündenbock für alle Probleme gemacht.

He was made a scapegoat for all the problems.

Declension of der Sündenbock

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Sündenbockdie Sündenböcke
Accusativeden Sündenbockdie Sündenböcke
Dativedem Sündenbockden Sündenböcken
Genitivedes Sündenbocksder Sündenböcke

Word family

der Sündenbock is built from die Sünde (sin). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Sündenbock comes from

[1] Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Nomen Sünde und Bock sowie dem Fugenelement -n.

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Questions about Sündenbock

Is it der, die or das Sündenbock?

It is der Sündenbock — Sündenbock is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Sündenböcke.

What is the plural of Sündenbock?

The plural of der Sündenbock is die Sündenböcke.

What is the genitive of Sündenbock?

The genitive singular is des Sündenbocks. The dative plural is den Sündenböcken.

What does Sündenbock mean in English?

der Sündenbock means "a scapegoat". For example: "Er wurde zum Sündenbock für alle Probleme gemacht." — "He was made a scapegoat for all the problems."

What level is Sündenbock in German?

Sündenbock is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the equality & discrimination vocabulary.

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