"Gegenteil" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡeːɡn̩taɪ̯l/ Audio: De-at-Gegenteil.ogg [Austria], De-Gegenteil.ogg
Etymology: From gegen- + Teil. Etymology templates: {{affix|de|gegen-|Teil}} gegen- + Teil Head templates: {{de-noun|n,es:s}} Gegenteil n (strong, genitive Gegenteiles or Gegenteils, plural Gegenteile) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,es:s}} Forms: Gegenteiles [genitive], Gegenteils [genitive], Gegenteile [plural], strong [table-tags], Gegenteil [nominative, singular], Gegenteile [definite, nominative, plural], Gegenteiles [genitive, singular], Gegenteils [genitive, singular], Gegenteile [definite, genitive, plural], Gegenteil [dative, singular], Gegenteile [dative, singular], Gegenteilen [dative, definite, plural], Gegenteil [accusative, singular], Gegenteile [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. opposite (contrary thing) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Gegentheil (english: obsolete spelling) Derived forms: gegenteilig, im Gegenteil, im Gegenteile
    Sense id: en-Gegenteil-de-noun-HSJrpORT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with gegen-

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From gegen- + Teil.",
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      "form": "Gegenteiles",
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gegenteil",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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      },
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    }
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          "word": "im Gegenteile"
        }
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        {
          "english": "The opposite happens when we express ourselves in a judgmental way.",
          "text": "Das Gegenteil tritt ein, wenn wir uns wertend äußern.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "word": "Gegentheil"
        }
      ],
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        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡeːɡn̩taɪ̯l/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "Gegenteil"
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    },
    {
      "word": "im Gegenteil"
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    {
      "word": "im Gegenteile"
    }
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteilen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteil",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
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    }
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        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
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        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The opposite happens when we express ourselves in a judgmental way.",
          "text": "Das Gegenteil tritt ein, wenn wir uns wertend äußern.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "opposite (contrary thing)"
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeːɡn̩taɪ̯l/"
    },
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      "english": "obsolete spelling",
      "word": "Gegentheil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gegenteil"
}

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