Die Moderatorin des Abends schreibt das Wort Ethik groß an eine Tafel. The evening's host writes the word ethics in big letters on a board.

noun · C1

die Ethik

[ˈeːtɪk]

ethics

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Wir streiten darüber, ob eine Lüge aus Sicht der Ethik jemals gerechtfertigt sein kann.

We argue about whether, from an ethical point of view, a lie can ever be justified.
Hattet ihr in der Schule Ethik oder Religion?

Did you have ethics or religious studies at school?
Selbst Emil, der sonst nur von Fahrradwegen redet, hat heute über Ethik diskutiert.

Even Emil, who usually only talks about bike lanes, discussed ethics tonight.

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Example
Nominative wer? was?	die Ethik
Accusative wen? was?	die Ethik
Dative wem?	der Ethik
Genitive wessen?	der Ethik

How the Word Is Built

Eth root ik suffix

Word family

ethischder Ethikunterricht

In Otti's situations: Lotte at a philosophy evening

die Abwägung das Dilemma durchdenken ethisch die Freiheit das Gedankenexperiment das Gewissen Gewissensbisse haben der Grundsatz lügen die Menschenwürde die Moral

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