Polyglot Dictionary

verwunden

/fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Medical Tone Neutral

Forms

present
verwundet
past
verwundete
perfect
hat verwundet

Meaning

  1. to wound

    • Der Soldat wurde verwundet.

      The soldier was wounded.

    • Die Kugel verwundete den Soldaten am Arm. Er wurde ins Lazarett gebracht.

      The bullet wounded the soldier in the arm. He was taken to the field hospital.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verletzen

Verletzen is the general word for injuring or hurting someone; verwunden specifically means to wound, usually with a weapon or in combat.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ferir

ferir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to wound."

Practice

1 What does verwunden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Soldat wurde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verwunden?

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