verletzen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to hurt, to injure (cause bodily harm to someone)
  2. (figuratively, transitive, weak) to hurt, to injure (cause bodily harm to someone)
  3. (reflexive, weak) to hurt oneself, to sustain an injury (in the process of an activity)
  4. (transitive, weak) to violate (rules, laws, etc.)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German verletzen, ferletzen, equivalent to ver- + letzen.

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes