der Schlag

Plural: die Schläge
Based on: schlagen
Noun #851 Noun
  1. the punch, the beat, the stroke, the jab
  2. the shock
1.

the punch, the beat, the stroke, the jab

(German doesn't have many distinct words for punching.)
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Examples
  • Die Schläge des Trommlers waren perfekt im Takt.
  • The drummer's beats were perfectly in time.
2.

the shock

(for electrical shocks)
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Word of the Day – “schlagen”

"schlagen" means "to punch" and also "to beat". And there's a third sense about "going in a direction". Today, we'll explore that and its various prefix verbs.

Vocab: schlagen, vorschlagen, einschlagen, der Vorschlag, der Ausschlag, Anschlag, der Umschlag, der Schlaganfall

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How many meanings does the German word 'Schlag' have?

Schlag has 2 distinct meanings: 1. the punch, the beat, the stroke, the jab, 2. the shock.

What is the gender of 'Schlag'?

der

What is the plural of 'Schlag'?

die Schläge

What is 'Schlag' related to?

The word 'Schlag' is related to schlagen.

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Word of the Day – “schlagen”
"schlagen" means "to punch" and also "to beat". And there's a third sense about "going in a direction". Today, we'll explore that and its various prefix verbs.
Vocab: schlagen, vorschlagen, einschlagen, der Vorschlag, der Ausschlag, Anschlag, der Umschlag, der Schlaganfall
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