# das Diktat

das Diktat is a German noun meaning “dictation”. Forms: des Diktats, die Diktate.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Diktats
- Plural: die Diktate

## In other languages

- Русский: диктант, диктовка
- Українська: диктант

## Meanings

1. dictation (the act of making someone write down one's words; the text itself)
2. diktat (a harsh decree, especially one imposed upon a defeated country)
3. dictate
   - Der Vertrag von Versailles war ein hartes Diktat für das Deutsche Reich.

## Examples

- Diese junge Frau konnte kein Diktat in Schreibschrift aufnehmen, ganz zu schweigen von Stenographie. — That girl couldn't take things down in longhand, let alone shorthand.

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