schmerzhaft
/ˈʃmɛʁtshaft/
adjective
B1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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painful
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Die Behandlung war schmerzhaft.
The treatment was painful.
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Similar words
schmerzhaft means "painful" physically; schmerzlich means "painful" emotionally or figuratively, like a painful loss.
Practice
1 What does schmerzhaft mean?
painful
2 Fill the gap: Die Behandlung war ___.
Full sentence: Die Behandlung war schmerzhaft. (The treatment was painful.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches schmerzhaft?
schmerzhaft: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, negative connotation.
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