Noun
die Tortur
ordeal, torment
C2
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plural Torturen
Meanings
Noun
- ordeal, torment
- torture
Example sentence
Die lange Fahrt im überfüllten Bus war eine echte Tortur.
The long ride in the crowded bus was a real ordeal.
Word forms
singular
die Tortur
plural
die Torturen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Tortur
Accusativedie Tortur
Dativeder Tortur
Genitiveder Tortur
Plural
Nominativedie Torturen
Accusativedie Torturen
Dativeden Torturen
Genitiveder Torturen
Usage
- eine Tortur für jemanden — an ordeal for someone; great discomfort or distress
- Tortur / Folter — ordeal or torment / torture; Tortur is often an everyday exaggeration
Das stundenlange Warten in der Hitze war für uns eine Tortur.
Waiting for hours in the heat was an ordeal for us.