Zwischen den beiden Gästen entbrennt eine heftige Kontroverse über gedruckte Bücher. A fierce controversy breaks out between the two guests over printed books.

noun · C1

die Kontroverse

[ˌkɔntʁoˈvɛʁzə]

controversy, dispute

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Other Examples

Wir wollen die Kontroverse nicht vermeiden, sondern fair austragen.

We don't want to avoid the controversy but to have it out fairly.
Hast du die Kontroverse um die neuen Öffnungszeiten der Bibliothek mitbekommen?

Did you catch the controversy over the library's new opening hours?
Lotte liebt wissenschaftliche Kontroversen, solange alle sachlich bleiben.

Lotte loves scientific controversies as long as everyone stays objective.

Grammar

Plural: die Kontroversen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative wer? was?	die Kontroverse	die Kontroversen
Accusative wen? was?	die Kontroverse	die Kontroversen
Dative wem?	der Kontroverse	den Kontroversen
Genitive wessen?	der Kontroverse	der Kontroversen

How the Word Is Built

Kontrovers root e suffix

Word family

kontrovers

In Otti's situations: Otti moderates a panel discussion

ausgewogen die Diskussion einhaken der Einwurf erteilen die Gegenposition gegensätzlich ins Wort fallen kontrovers die Moderation moderieren neutral

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