Vokabahn

Kraft

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Noun

die Kraft

Pronunciation: /kʁaft/

power, force, strength

B1 rank #660 plural Kräfte

Meanings

Noun
  1. power, force, strength
  2. force
  3. force (soldier)
  4. worker, employee

Example sentence

Ist dieses Gesetz noch in Kraft?

Is that law still in force?

Word forms

singular die Kraft
plural die Kräfte

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Kraft
Accusativedie Kraft
Dativeder Kraft
Genitiveder Kraft

Plural

Nominativedie Kräfte
Accusativedie Kräfte
Dativeden Kräften
Genitiveder Kräfte

Usage

  • Kraft haben — Have strength or energy; usually without an article.
  • in Kraft treten — For a rule, this fixed expression means come into force.
Extra sentence

Nach der Pause hatte sie wieder Kraft.

After the break she had her strength back.