Noun
die Prügel
Pronunciation: [ˈpʁyː.ɡəl]
a beating, a thrashing (notably as corporal punishment)
C1
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plural Prügel
Meanings
Noun
- a beating, a thrashing (notably as corporal punishment)
- club, cudgel
Example sentence
Als Kind bekam er oft Prügel.
As a child he often got beatings.
Word forms
Noun
plural only
die PrügelSchläge
Noun
singular
der Prügel
plural
die PrügelKnüppel
The four cases
Plural
Nominativedie Prügel
Accusativedie Prügel
Dativeden Prügeln
Genitiveder Prügel
Prügel is used only in the plural.
Usage
- Prügel bekommen — Get a beating; Prügel is plural in this sense.
- der Prügel — A club or cudgel; a separate masculine singular sense.
Im Roman berichtet der Mann von den Prügeln, die er als Kind bekam.
In the novel, the man talks about the beatings he received as a child.