Noun
der Schaden
Pronunciation: /ˈʃaː.dən/
damage; harm
B1
rank #949
plural Schäden
Meanings
Noun
- damage; harm
- mental problem (in the sense of “crazy”)
Example sentence
Was glauben Sie, wie viel Schaden der Sturm anrichten wird?
How much damage do you think the storm will cause?
Word forms
singular
der Schaden
plural
die Schäden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schaden
Accusativeden Schaden
Dativedem Schaden
Genitivedes Schadens
Plural
Nominativedie Schäden
Accusativedie Schäden
Dativeden Schäden
Genitiveder Schäden
Usage
- Schaden anrichten — A common combination meaning cause damage.
- der Schaden / jemandem schaden — The noun is capitalised; the verb takes dative.
Der Sturm hat am Dach großen Schaden angerichtet.
The storm caused major damage to the roof.
Not the word you meant? See also schaden (Verb).