Noun
die Gentechnik
Pronunciation: /ˈɡeːnˌtɛçnɪk/
genetic engineering
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plural Gentechniken
Meanings
Noun
- genetic engineering
Example sentence
Viele Kunden lehnen Lebensmittel mit Gentechnik ab.
Many customers reject food produced with genetic engineering.
Word forms
singular
die Gentechnik
plural
die Gentechniken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Gentechnik
Accusativedie Gentechnik
Dativeder Gentechnik
Genitiveder Gentechnik
Plural
Nominativedie Gentechniken
Accusativedie Gentechniken
Dativeden Gentechniken
Genitiveder Gentechniken
Usage
- mit Gentechnik arbeiten — work with genetic engineering; mit takes dative
- gentechnisch verändert — genetically modified; related adjective used adverbially
Im Unterricht diskutierten wir die Begriffe Gentechnik und Züchtung.
In class, we discussed the terms genetic engineering and breeding.