Noun
die Ironie
Pronunciation: /iʁoˈniː/
irony
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plural Ironien
Meanings
Noun
- irony
Example sentence
Am Telefon versteht man Ironie oft nicht richtig.
On the phone people often don't pick up on irony.
Word forms
singular
die Ironie
plural
die Ironien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Ironie
Accusativedie Ironie
Dativeder Ironie
Genitiveder Ironie
Plural
Nominativedie Ironien
Accusativedie Ironien
Dativeden Ironien
Genitiveder Ironien
Usage
- mit Ironie — with irony; words and intended meaning can differ
- die Ironie des Schicksals — the irony of fate; an unexpected contradiction in events
Seine Bemerkung war voller Ironie.
His remark was full of irony.