schade

Meaning

Adj

1. (indeclinable, predicative) a pity; bummer; unfortunate; disappointing
2. (indeclinable, predicative, usually) too good to waste

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular) inflection of schaden:
2. (first-person, form-of, singular, subjunctive-i, third-person) inflection of schaden:
3. (form-of, imperative, singular) inflection of schaden:

schaden

1. (intransitive, weak) to hurt, to be harmful
2. (intransitive, weak) to damage, to harm, to hurt

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Concepts

pity

damage

it’s a pity

what a pity

almost but not quite

shame

Synonyms

bedauerlich

beklagenswert

bemitleidenswert

desolat

Gram

Leid

mittelmäßig

Mühe

Not

schlimm

👎

Schüchternheit

Strafe

Strapaze

würgen

wie schade

dass…

jammerschade

deplorabel

bedauernswert

Translations

yazık

peccato

lástima

dommage

jammer

regrettable

compassione

compianto

rammarichi

çi heyf

لسوء الحظ

misericordia

helaas

spijtig

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

schaad

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃaːdə/

Etymology

From Schade, the obsolete nominative singular of Schaden (“damage”). The sense “too good to waste” from a conditional construction es wäre zu schade … (“it would be a pity to …”), but now usually construed with an indicative verb.