noun#1,642 by frequency
die Gewalt
/ɡəˈvalt/
strong or violent force; violence; physical control or power; authority
- genitive
- der Gewalt
- plural
- die Gewalten
Meanings
- 1
strong or violent force
Es gelang Tom, das Fenster mit Gewalt zu öffnen.
Tom managed to force the window open.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Warum gibt es so viel Gewalt in der Welt?
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
violence
Gewalt ist die einzige Antwort.
Violence is the only answer.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Güte tut mehr als Gewalt.
Goodness does more than violence.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
physical control or power
- 4
authority; legally established control or power
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieGewalt | dieGewalten |
| accusative | dieGewalt | dieGewalten |
| dative | derGewalt | denGewalten |
| genitive | derGewalt | derGewalten |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.