Noun
die Scham
Pronunciation: /ʃaːm/
shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande)
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Meanings
Noun
- shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande)
- bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness
Example sentence
Ich log aus Scham.
I lied out of shame.
Word forms
singular
die Scham
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Scham
Accusativedie Scham
Dativeder Scham
Genitiveder Scham
Scham has no common plural.
Usage
- aus Scham — Out of shame; gives the motive for an action.
- Scham / Schande — Scham is the feeling; Schande concerns disgrace or dishonour.
Vor Scham brachte er zunächst kein Wort heraus.
At first, he could not get a word out because of shame.