Noun
die Trope
Pronunciation: /ˈtʁoːpə/
trope (figure of speech)
C2
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plural Tropen
Meanings
Noun
- trope (figure of speech)
Example sentence
Der Dichter verwendet in diesem Gedicht eine ungewöhnliche Trope.
The poet uses an unusual trope in this poem.
Word forms
singular
die Trope
plural
die Tropen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Trope
Accusativedie Trope
Dativeder Trope
Genitiveder Trope
Plural
Nominativedie Tropen
Accusativedie Tropen
Dativeden Tropen
Genitiveder Tropen
Usage
- eine sprachliche Trope — a trope, a figurative expression in rhetoric
- Trope / Tropen — singular / plural; do not confuse with die Tropen, the tropics
Im Seminar erläuterte sie die Trope anhand eines kurzen Gedichts.
In the seminar, she explained the trope using a short poem.