Polyglot Dictionary

Mitleid

/ˈmɪtˌlaɪt/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. pity, compassion

    • Ich habe Mitleid mit ihm.

      I feel sorry for him.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Mitgefühl

Mitleid is more about pity, which can feel slightly condescending; Mitgefühl is more empathetic compassion.

Similar in other languages

English

compassion

compassion is the English word for the same thing — both mean "pity, compassion."

Practice

1 What does Mitleid mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe ___ mit ihm.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mitleid?

noun

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