Noun
das Diktat
Pronunciation: /dɪkˈtaːt/
dictation
C2
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plural Diktate
Meanings
Noun
- dictation
- dictation (the act of making someone write down one's words; the text itself)
- dictation (an orthography exam where the teacher reads out a text and the participants write it down)
- diktat (a harsh decree, especially one imposed upon a defeated country)
Example sentence
Im Diktat hatte ich diesmal nur zwei Fehler.
I only made two mistakes in the dictation this time.
Word forms
singular
das Diktat
plural
die Diktate
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Diktat
Accusativedas Diktat
Dativedem Diktat
Genitivedes Diktats
Plural
Nominativedie Diktate
Accusativedie Diktate
Dativeden Diktaten
Genitiveder Diktate
Usage
- ein Diktat schreiben — Write down a dictated text, often as a spelling exercise.
- Diktat / Aufsatz — Text supplied orally versus a composition written by the learner.
Nach dem Diktat verglichen wir unsere Texte mit der Vorlage.
After the dictation, we compared our texts with the original.