Nebenwirkung
/ˈneːbn̩ˌvɪʁkʊŋ/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Nebenwirkungen
Meaning
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side effect
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Das Medikament hat kaum Nebenwirkungen.
The medicine has hardly any side effects.
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Similar words
Nebenwirkung is specifically medical, a drug's side effect; Nebeneffekt is more general, any side effect of an action or policy.
Similar in other languages
French
effet secondaire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "side effect."
Practice
1 What does Nebenwirkung mean?
side effect
2 Fill the gap: Das Medikament hat kaum ___.
Full sentence: Das Medikament hat kaum Nebenwirkungen. (The medicine has hardly any side effects.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nebenwirkung?
Nebenwirkung: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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