noun#1,199 by frequency
der Schmerz
/ʃmɛʁts/
physical pain, ache; emotional pain, sorrow, heartache
- genitive
- des Schmerzes
- plural
- die Schmerzen
- built from
- Sch + Merz
Meanings
- 1
physical pain, ache — practically, as a sensation
Wann hat der Schmerz begonnen?
When did this pain start?
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Hast du keine Schmerzen mehr?
Are you no longer in pain?
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- 2
emotional pain, sorrow, heartache
- 3
physical pain — theoretically, as a bodily mechanism or functionrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derSchmerz | dieSchmerzen |
| accusative | denSchmerz | dieSchmerzen |
| dative | demSchmerz | denSchmerzen |
| genitive | desSchmerzes | derSchmerzen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.