Noun
die Demonstration
Pronunciation: [demɔnstʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
demonstration (act of demonstrating)
B2
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plural Demonstrationen
Meanings
Noun
- demonstration (act of demonstrating)
- demonstration (show of military force)
- demonstration (rally, protest, march)
Example sentence
Die Demonstration des neuen Geräts hat mich überzeugt.
The demonstration of the new device convinced me.
Word forms
singular
die Demonstration
plural
die Demonstrationen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Demonstration
Accusativedie Demonstration
Dativeder Demonstration
Genitiveder Demonstration
Plural
Nominativedie Demonstrationen
Accusativedie Demonstrationen
Dativeden Demonstrationen
Genitiveder Demonstrationen
Usage
- die Demonstration eines Geräts — A demonstration showing how a device works.
- Demonstration / demonstrieren — The noun can also mean a protest; context distinguishes the senses.
Vor dem Kauf sahen wir eine Demonstration der Maschine.
Before buying it, we saw a demonstration of the machine.