Noun
die Todesstrafe
Pronunciation: /ˈtoːdəsˌʃtʁaːfə/
capital punishment, death penalty
C2
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plural Todesstrafen
Meanings
Noun
- capital punishment, death penalty
Example sentence
Wann wurde die Todesstrafe abgeschafft?
When was the death penalty abolished?
Word forms
singular
die Todesstrafe
plural
die Todesstrafen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Todesstrafe
Accusativedie Todesstrafe
Dativeder Todesstrafe
Genitiveder Todesstrafe
Plural
Nominativedie Todesstrafen
Accusativedie Todesstrafen
Dativeden Todesstrafen
Genitiveder Todesstrafen
Usage
- die Todesstrafe abschaffen — Abolish the death penalty; abschaffen describes ending the practice.
- Todesstrafe / lebenslange Haft — These mean capital punishment and life imprisonment, respectively.
Das Kapitel behandelt die Debatte über die Todesstrafe.
The chapter deals with the debate about the death penalty.