Noun
die Kritik
Pronunciation: /kʁiˈtiːk/
criticism (negative judgement)
B1
rank #595
plural Kritiken
Meanings
Noun
- criticism (negative judgement)
- criticism, review (general judgement)
- critique, review (review of a work of art)
Example sentence
Seien Sie nicht zu empfindlich gegenüber Kritik!
Don't be too sensitive to criticism.
Word forms
singular
die Kritik
plural
die Kritiken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kritik
Accusativedie Kritik
Dativeder Kritik
Genitiveder Kritik
Plural
Nominativedie Kritiken
Accusativedie Kritiken
Dativeden Kritiken
Genitiveder Kritiken
Usage
- Kritik an etwas üben — Express criticism of something; an takes dative.
- eine Kritik schreiben — A written Kritik can also be a review.
Sie nahm die Kritik ernst und änderte den Entwurf.
She took the criticism seriously and changed the draft.