die Tragödie

B2

tragedy

English meaning
tragedy
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Tragödien
Vocabulary package
Theatre & Performance

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Tragödie in a sentence

Die Tragödie endete mit dem Tod des Helden.

The tragedy ended with the hero's death.

Declension of die Tragödie

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Tragödiedie Tragödien
Accusativedie Tragödiedie Tragödien
Dativeder Tragödieden Tragödien
Genitiveder Tragödieder Tragödien

Where Tragödie comes from

über gleichbedeutend lateinisch tragoedia entlehnt, aus dem altgriechischen τραγῳδία „Trauerspiel“, wörtlich: „Bocksgesang“; zu τράγος „Ziegenbock“ und ᾠδή „Gesang“

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Questions about Tragödie

Is it der, die or das Tragödie?

It is die Tragödie — Tragödie is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Tragödien.

What is the plural of Tragödie?

The plural of die Tragödie is die Tragödien.

What is the genitive of Tragödie?

The genitive singular is der Tragödie. The dative plural is den Tragödien.

What does Tragödie mean in English?

die Tragödie means "tragedy". For example: "Die Tragödie endete mit dem Tod des Helden." — "The tragedy ended with the hero's death."

What level is Tragödie in German?

Tragödie is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the theatre & performance vocabulary.

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