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Sentence

Keiner wagte dem Wort des Königs zu widersprechen.

Translation

No one dared contradict the king's word.



Analysis


keiner
     pron. none
     pron. no one, nobody
     pron. neither
     pron. feminine of kein
     pron. genitive of kein
wagte
     v. first-person singular preterite of wagen
     v. third-person singular preterite of wagen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of wagen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of wagen
     wagen
          v. to dare (to do something)
          v. to venture (go despite any danger)
          v. to risk, jeopardize
dem
     art. dative singular of der: the
     pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Wort
     n. (plural Wörter) word as an isolated unit
     n. (plural Worte) utterance, word with context
     n. speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor
     n. promise, (figuratively) word
     n. (Christianity) the Word (epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity)
     n. (Bible) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures (collectively)
des
     art. genitive singular of der: the
     der
          art. the
          art. feminine singular of der
          art. genitive plural of der
          pron. who; that; which
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          pron. (attributive, stressed) that
          pron. (indicative) him, he
          pron. (differential) the one, him
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Königs
     n. noun form of König, , gen, s
     König
          n. king (monarch, chess, card games)
          Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames
zu
     prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
     prep. with respect to; regarding
     prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
     prep. at, on (indicates location)
     prep. at (indicates time)
     prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
     prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
     adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
     adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
     adv. towards; at
     adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
     adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     adj. done up (fastened)
     adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
widersprechen
     v. to object
     v. to contradict
     v. to be contradictory




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