Noun
das Bekenntnis
Pronunciation: /bəˈkɛntnɪs/
confession, admission
C1
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plural Bekenntnisse
Meanings
Noun
- confession, admission
- commitment (to), declaration of support
- creed, denomination
Example sentence
Nach langem Schweigen legte er ein offenes Bekenntnis ab.
After a long silence, he made an open confession.
Word forms
singular
das Bekenntnis
plural
die Bekenntnisse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Bekenntnis
Accusativedas Bekenntnis
Dativedem Bekenntnis
Genitivedes Bekenntnisses
Plural
Nominativedie Bekenntnisse
Accusativedie Bekenntnisse
Dativeden Bekenntnissen
Genitiveder Bekenntnisse
Usage
- ein Bekenntnis ablegen — make a confession or declaration; ablegen is separable
- ein Bekenntnis zu etwas — a declaration of commitment to something; zu takes dative
Sein offenes Bekenntnis zu dem Fehler überraschte die anderen.
His open admission of the mistake surprised the others.