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Otti hat ein schlechtes Gewissen, weil er Lotte das Buch zu spät zurückgibt. Otti has a guilty conscience because he's giving Lotte her book back late.

noun · C1

das Gewissen

[ɡəˈvɪsn̩]

conscience

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? das Gewissen
Accusative wen? was? das Gewissen
Dative wem? dem Gewissen
Kannst du das wirklich mit deinem Gewissen vereinbaren? Can you really square that with your conscience?
Genitive wessen? des Gewissens

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix wiss root en suffix

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

gewissenhaftgewissenlosdie Gewissensbissewissen

In Otti's situations: Lotte at a philosophy evening

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