Noun
der Sarkasmus
sarcasm
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plural Sarkasmen
Meanings
Noun
- sarcasm
Example sentence
Höre ich da Sarkasmus raus?
Do I detect sarcasm?
Word forms
singular
der Sarkasmus
plural
die Sarkasmen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Sarkasmus
Accusativeden Sarkasmus
Dativedem Sarkasmus
Genitivedes Sarkasmus
Plural
Nominativedie Sarkasmen
Accusativedie Sarkasmen
Dativeden Sarkasmen
Genitiveder Sarkasmen
Usage
- mit beißendem Sarkasmus — with biting sarcasm; mit takes dative
- Sarkasmus / Ironie — sarcasm often adds biting ridicule; irony is the broader concept
Sein Sarkasmus war in dem kurzen Brief unverkennbar.
His sarcasm was unmistakable in the short letter.