Is it der, die or das Satire?
DIE
Satire
The correct article in German of Satire is die. So it is die Satire! (nominative case)
The word Satire is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
German declension of Satire?
How does the declension of Satire work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Satire | die Satiren |
| Genitive | der Satire | der Satiren |
| Dative | der Satire | den Satiren |
| Akkusative | die Satire | die Satiren |
What is the meaning of Satire in German?
Satire has various definitions in German:
[1] Humorously criticizing spelling or type of text that occurs in various media forms (comic, drama, essay, television program, film, poem, cabaret program, novel, radio broadcast, website and the like)
[1] humorvoll kritisierende Schreibweise oder Textart, die in verschiedensten medialen Formen auftritt (Comic, Drama, Essay, Fernsehsendung, Film, Gedicht, Kabarettprogramm, Roman, Rundfunksendung, Webseite und Ähnliches)[2] Literary genus of Roman origin
[2] literarische Gattung römischen Ursprungs[3] Individual artistic work that makes use of the humorously criticizing spelling or belongs to the genus
[3] einzelnes künstlerisches Werk, das von der humorvoll kritisierenden Schreibweise Gebrauch macht oder der Gattung angehörtHow to use Satire in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Satire with translations in English.
[1] Satire tritt häufig als Mittel der Polemik auf.
[1] Satire often occurs as a means of polemic[2] An der Uni mussten wir die Gattung „Satire“ definieren und mit Beispielen belegen.
[2] At the university we had to define the genus "Satire" and with examples of documents[3] „Der Satiriker hingegen kämpft oft einen verzweifelten Kampf, bei dem ungewiß bleibt, ob sich das Objekt der Satire überhaupt beeinflussen läßt.“
[3] "The satirist, on the other hand, often fights a desperate struggle, in which it remains uncertain whether the object of satire can be influenced at all"[3] „Das Ende der Satire ist komisch und tragisch zugleich.“
[3] "The end of the satire is funny and tragic at the same time"
