Noun
das Exil
Pronunciation: /ɛˈksiːl/
exile (the state of being banished from one's home or country)
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plural Exile
Meanings
Noun
- exile (the state of being banished from one's home or country)
Example sentence
Napoleon lebte auf der Insel Elba im Exil.
Napoleon lived in exile on the island of Elba.
Word forms
singular
das Exil
plural
die Exile
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Exil
Accusativedas Exil
Dativedem Exil
Genitivedes Exils
Plural
Nominativedie Exile
Accusativedie Exile
Dativeden Exilen
Genitiveder Exile
Usage
- im Exil leben — Live in exile, away from one's homeland.
- ins Exil gehen — Go into exile; in takes accusative for the destination.
Im Exil schrieb die Autorin weiterhin in ihrer Muttersprache.
In exile, the author continued writing in her native language.