Noun
das Unrecht
Pronunciation: /ˈʊnʁɛçt/
injustice
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Meanings
Noun
- injustice
- wrongdoing
Example sentence
Ihm ist großes Unrecht geschehen.
He suffered a great injustice.
Word forms
singular
das Unrecht
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Unrecht
Accusativedas Unrecht
Dativedem Unrecht
Genitivedes Unrechts
Unrecht has no common plural.
Usage
- jemandem Unrecht tun — wrong someone or treat someone unjustly
- im Unrecht sein — be in the wrong; concerns a mistaken or unjust position
Sie konnte das Unrecht nicht länger schweigend hinnehmen.
She could no longer accept the injustice in silence.