Schaden

Meaning

(masculine,strong) damage; harm
(colloquial,informal,masculine,strong) mental problem (in the sense of “crazy”)

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃaː.d(ə)n/

Etymology

From Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō. Compare Dutch schade, English scathe, Danish skade, Swedish skada.

Cognate with Dutch

schade

Cognate with English

scathe

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Sentences

Der Ingenieur betrat das Dock und inspizierte den Schaden am Bug
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The engineer entered the dock and inspected the damage to the bow.

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