Gewissensfrage

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German

Etymology

Gewissen +‎ -s- +‎ Frage, literally “question of conscience”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɪsn̩sfraːɡə/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧wis‧sens‧fra‧ge
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Noun

Gewissensfrage f (genitive Gewissensfrage, plural Gewissensfragen)

  1. a difficult question or problem, often pertaining to some element of ethics or conduct, often being such that it has to be resolved by the individual itself

Declension

Declension of Gewissensfrage
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gewissensfrage die Gewissensfragen
genitive einer der Gewissensfrage der Gewissensfragen
dative einer der Gewissensfrage den Gewissensfragen
accusative eine die Gewissensfrage die Gewissensfragen

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