Noun
das Attentat
Pronunciation: /ˈatənˌtaːt/
attack; assassination (killing, or attempted killing, for ideological reasons)
C2
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plural Attentate
Meanings
Noun
- attack; assassination (killing, or attempted killing, for ideological reasons)
Example sentence
Ältere erinnern sich noch an das Attentat auf Kennedy.
Older people still remember the Kennedy assassination.
Word forms
singular
das Attentat
plural
die Attentate
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Attentat
Accusativedas Attentat
Dativedem Attentat
Genitivedes Attentats
Plural
Nominativedie Attentate
Accusativedie Attentate
Dativeden Attentaten
Genitiveder Attentate
Usage
- ein Attentat auf jemanden — An attack intended to kill someone; auf takes accusative.
- Attentat / Unfall — An intentional attack versus an accident.
Der Roman handelt von einem vereitelten Attentat.
The novel is about a thwarted assassination attempt.