Noun
die Verwundung
Pronunciation: /fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ/
injury (damage to the body of a human or animal)
C2
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plural Verwundungen
Meanings
Noun
- injury (damage to the body of a human or animal)
Example sentence
Der Soldat bagatellisierte seine Verwundungen.
The soldier made light of his wounds.
Word forms
singular
die Verwundung
plural
die Verwundungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Verwundung
Accusativedie Verwundung
Dativeder Verwundung
Genitiveder Verwundung
Plural
Nominativedie Verwundungen
Accusativedie Verwundungen
Dativeden Verwundungen
Genitiveder Verwundungen
Usage
- eine schwere Verwundung — a serious wound or injury, often inflicted by a weapon
- Verwundung / Verletzung — a wound / the broader term injury; Verwundung is common in military accounts
Im Roman berichtet der Soldat von seiner Verwundung am Bein.
In the novel, the soldier tells of the wound to his leg.