Noun
die Praxis
Pronunciation: /ˈpʁaksɪs/
practice, experience
A1
rank #1,054
plural Praxen
Meanings
Noun
- practice, experience
- practice, praxis (opposite of theory)
- surgery (UK), doctor's office (US), practice (UK, South Africa) (workplace of a self-employed doctor)
Example sentence
Glauben Sie, Sie können Ihre Idee in die Praxis umsetzen?
Do you think that you can put your idea into practice?
Word forms
singular
die Praxis
plural
die Praxen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Praxis
Accusativedie Praxis
Dativeder Praxis
Genitiveder Praxis
Plural
Nominativedie Praxen
Accusativedie Praxen
Dativeden Praxen
Genitiveder Praxen
Usage
- in der Praxis — Means in practice, in contrast to in theory.
- die Praxis / die Praxen — A doctor's workplace is also called a Praxis.
In der Praxis funktioniert der Plan besser als auf dem Papier.
In practice, the plan works better than it does on paper.