Noun
der Kulturkreis
Pronunciation: /kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʁaɪ̯s/
A cultural sphere or zone
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plural Kulturkreise
Meanings
Noun
- A cultural sphere or zone
Example sentence
In unserem Kulturkreis isst man mit Messer und Gabel.
In our cultural sphere people eat with knife and fork.
Word forms
singular
der Kulturkreis
plural
die Kulturkreise
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kulturkreis
Accusativeden Kulturkreis
Dativedem Kulturkreis
Genitivedes Kulturkreises
Plural
Nominativedie Kulturkreise
Accusativedie Kulturkreise
Dativeden Kulturkreisen
Genitiveder Kulturkreise
Usage
- einem Kulturkreis angehören — Belong to a cultural sphere; angehören takes dative.
- Kulturkreis / Staatsgrenze — A cultural region versus a national boundary; they need not coincide.
Der Text vergleicht Erzähltraditionen verschiedener Kulturkreise.
The text compares storytelling traditions in different cultural spheres.