verletzt

/fɛɐ̯ˈlɛtst/

adjective B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. injured, hurt

    • Er ist bei dem Unfall verletzt worden.

      He was injured in the accident.

Similar words

zerrissen

Verletzt is injured/hurt, physically or emotionally; zerrissen is literally torn/ripped, and figuratively "torn apart" emotionally, the same idiom as in English.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

descarnado

Close — injured, hurt relates to raw, stark (descarnado).

Practice

1 What does verletzt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist bei dem Unfall ___ worden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verletzt?

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