Noun
die Qual
Pronunciation: /kvaːl/
agony, anguish, torment, torture (that one suffers)
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plural Qualen
Meanings
Noun
- agony, anguish, torment, torture (that one suffers)
Example sentence
Jemand sollte den Hund aus seiner Qual erlösen.
Someone should put that dog out of its misery.
Word forms
singular
die Qual
plural
die Qualen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Qual
Accusativedie Qual
Dativeder Qual
Genitiveder Qual
Plural
Nominativedie Qualen
Accusativedie Qualen
Dativeden Qualen
Genitiveder Qualen
Usage
- Qualen erleiden — Suffer severe pain or torment.
- die Qual der Wahl — An idiom for the difficulty of choosing among appealing options.
Das lange Warten war für ihn eine Qual.
The long wait was agony for him.