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Hungerstreik

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Noun

der Hungerstreik

Pronunciation: /ˈhʊŋɐʃtʁaɪ̯k/

hunger strike

C2 rank #14,885 plural Hungerstreiks

Meanings

Noun
  1. hunger strike

Example sentence

Die Gefangenen traten in den Hungerstreik.

The prisoners went on hunger strike.

Word forms

singular der Hungerstreik
plural die Hungerstreiks

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Hungerstreik
Accusativeden Hungerstreik
Dativedem Hungerstreik
Genitivedes Hungerstreiks

Plural

Nominativedie Hungerstreiks
Accusativedie Hungerstreiks
Dativeden Hungerstreiks
Genitiveder Hungerstreiks

Usage

  • in einen Hungerstreik treten — go on hunger strike
  • einen Hungerstreik beenden — end a hunger strike
Extra sentence

Der Zeitungsartikel schildert die Hintergründe des Hungerstreiks.

The newspaper article describes the background to the hunger strike.