Noun
die Vergeltung
Pronunciation: /fərˈɡɛltʊŋ/
retribution; retaliation (requital for a bad deed)
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plural Vergeltungen
Meanings
Noun
- retribution; retaliation (requital for a bad deed)
- requital; reciprocation; payback (the act of treating someone according to how they treated someone else)
- reward; recompense (requital for a good deed)
Example sentence
Er will Vergeltung üben.
He wants vengeance.
Word forms
singular
die Vergeltung
plural
die Vergeltungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Vergeltung
Accusativedie Vergeltung
Dativeder Vergeltung
Genitiveder Vergeltung
Plural
Nominativedie Vergeltungen
Accusativedie Vergeltungen
Dativeden Vergeltungen
Genitiveder Vergeltungen
Usage
- Vergeltung üben — take retaliatory action or seek retribution; a fixed combination
- Vergeltung / Rache — related words for retaliation and revenge; Vergeltung is often more formal
Im Roman verzichtet die Königin auf Vergeltung.
In the novel, the queen forgoes retaliation.