Schaden

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See also: schaden and Schäden

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō. Compare Dutch schade, English scathe, Danish skade, Swedish skada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaː.d(ə)n/
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Noun

Schaden m (strong, genitive Schadens, plural Schäden)

  1. damage; harm
    Das Auto hat einen Schaden.
    The car is damaged.
    Er hat seiner Frau nie Schaden zugefügt.
    He has never done any harm to his wife.
  2. (colloquial, informal) mental problem (in the sense of “crazy”)
    Der hat doch ’n Schaden.
    He must be out of his mind.

Declension

Declension of Schaden
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schaden die Schäden
genitive eines des Schadens der Schäden
dative einem dem Schaden den Schäden
accusative einen den Schaden die Schäden

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Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German scade, from Old Saxon skatho, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō. Compare Dutch schade, English scathe, German Schaden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɒːdən/, /sxaːðən/

Noun

Schaden m (plural Schadens)

  1. damage
  2. harm
  3. (en Schaden hebben) (colloquial, derogative): to be mentally deficient

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