Noun
die Grausamkeit
cruelty
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plural Grausamkeiten
Meanings
Noun
- cruelty
- savageness
Example sentence
Ich mag ihn wegen seiner Grausamkeit nicht.
I don't like him because of his cruelty.
Word forms
singular
die Grausamkeit
plural
die Grausamkeiten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Grausamkeit
Accusativedie Grausamkeit
Dativeder Grausamkeit
Genitiveder Grausamkeit
Plural
Nominativedie Grausamkeiten
Accusativedie Grausamkeiten
Dativeden Grausamkeiten
Genitiveder Grausamkeiten
Usage
- eine Tat von großer Grausamkeit — An act of great cruelty.
- Grausamkeit / Grausamkeiten — Cruelty as a quality versus individual cruel acts.
Der Roman schildert die Grausamkeit des Herrschers.
The novel portrays the ruler's cruelty.