No. 15,131 in German
streiken
"Streiken" means "to go on strike."
In a sentence
Die Arbeiter streiken für bessere Bedingungen.
The workers are striking for better conditions.
Here, 'streiken' is used as a verb in a sentence that indicates the workers are on strike, a labor protest action.
Manchmal streiken Maschinen unter hoher Belastung.
Sometimes machines fail under high stress.
In this context, 'streiken' metaphorically describes the malfunctioning or ceasing to work of a machine.
Streiken zählt zu den Grundrechten in demokratischen Gesellschaften.
Striking is one of the fundamental rights in democratic societies.
Used here, 'streiken' acts as a nominalized verb ('das Streiken') referring to the act or concept of striking in a societal or legal sense.
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