noun
technology, technique, engineering
B1
'Technik' means technology, technique or engineering depending on context. Feminine noun (die Technik), plural Techniken. Use 'Technik' for technical systems or methods ('computer technology'), and for skill or technique in crafts/sports. Also used for engineering disciplines. Declines: die Technik (Nom.), die Techniken (Pl.).
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Die moderne Technik verändert unseren Alltag.
Modern technology is changing our everyday life.
Die Technik beim Zeichnen erfordert Übung.
The technique for drawing requires practice.
Die moderne Technik erleichtert uns das Leben.
Modern technology makes our lives easier.
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Imagine gears and circuit boards labeled 'Technik' — tools and machines.
Sounds like 'tech-nick' — think of a nickname for technology.
Words ending in -ik (like Musik, Politik) are usually feminine: 'die Technik'.
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Can mean both 'technology' and 'technique' depending on context. Feminine noun: die Technik. Plural often used when referring to different methods or technologies: die Techniken.