Noun
die Sterbehilfe
help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal for mercy reasons), but also to assisted suicide
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plural Sterbehilfen
Meanings
Noun
- help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal for mercy reasons), but also to assisted suicide
Example sentence
Über Sterbehilfe wird in vielen Ländern seit Jahren diskutiert.
Assisted dying has been debated in many countries for years.
Word forms
singular
die Sterbehilfe
plural
die Sterbehilfen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Sterbehilfe
Accusativedie Sterbehilfe
Dativeder Sterbehilfe
Genitiveder Sterbehilfe
Plural
Nominativedie Sterbehilfen
Accusativedie Sterbehilfen
Dativeden Sterbehilfen
Genitiveder Sterbehilfen
Usage
- über Sterbehilfe diskutieren — discuss assisted dying; über takes accusative
- Sterbehilfe / Sterbebegleitung — assisted dying / support and care during the dying process; distinct concepts
Das Seminar untersucht die Darstellung von Sterbehilfe in Romanen.
The seminar examines the portrayal of assisted dying in novels.