noun
criticism, review
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Kritik means criticism and (a) review. Feminine noun (die Kritik). Plural: die Kritiken. Often uncountable for general criticism but countable as 'eine Kritik' = a review. Typical construction: Kritik an + Dativ or Kritik üben an. Widely used. No irregular plural.
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Sie bekam viel Kritik für ihre Entscheidung.
She received a lot of criticism for her decision.
Die Kritik am neuen Gesetz war sehr laut.
The criticism of the new law was very loud.
Der Künstler nahm die Kritik ernst, obwohl ein Teil des Publikums die Kritik ungerecht fand.
The artist took the criticism seriously, although part of the audience found the criticism unfair.
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Picture a red pen marking mistakes — someone giving criticism
sounds like English 'critique' / 'criticism'
die Kritik — nouns ending in -ik are almost always feminine (die)
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Kritik can be uncountable meaning 'criticism' or countable as 'a review' (plural: Kritiken). Context determines if it refers to general criticism or a specific review.