noun
war
B1
Krieg: means war; masculine noun (der Krieg) with plural Kriege. Used for armed conflict or metaphorical struggles. Common collocations: Krieg führen, im Krieg. Note genitive singular des Krieges (–es ending). Regular plural but genitive adds -es. No reflexivity or auxiliary verb.
Examples
Das Land litt unter den Folgen des Krieges, obwohl die meisten Menschen Frieden wollten.
The country suffered from the consequences of the war, although most people wanted peace.
Der Krieg hat viel Leid über die Menschen gebracht.
The war has brought a lot of suffering to the people.
Der Krieg brachte große Veränderungen für die Menschen im Land.
The war brought major changes for the people in the country.
Details
Mnemonics
imagine two armies facing each other across a field
sounds a bit like 'cringe'—but think of conflict 'war'
der — picture a male general saying 'der Krieg' to remember masculine gender
Notes
Used for large-scale armed conflict. Collocates with verbs like 'beginnen', 'beenden', 'führen'.