Noun
das Diktat
dictation
B2
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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)
In a sentence
Im Diktat hatte ich diesmal nur zwei Fehler.
I only made two mistakes in the dictation this time.
Forms
singular
das Diktat
plural
die Diktate