“Enter the world of hurt”
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Hallo ihr lieben,
Advent Calendar, day 3,
and that means,
a quiz for thee :).
And just so you know – this is going to be one of the most hurtful quizzes you’ve ever done.
Nah, don’t worry, it’s not because the quiz is so difficult.
It’s simply because the quiz is about:
Saying “to hurt” in German
A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at the basic ways to talk about “hurting” and “pain” in German. And today, you can put that into practice.
If you haven’t read the article, you could actually also take the quiz first, just to see how much you actually know about the topic.
And also, I have added a little explanation to each quiz answer, so you can kind of learn as you go.
But if you’d rather read the article first (or review it, if you’ve already read it) you can find it here:
“hurting” in German – A Vocabulary Overview
Cool.
And now, without further ado… let’s jump right into the quiz.
Viel Erfolg.
And, how did it go :)?
Let me know in the comments how you did and if there’s anything you’re unsure about. I’m happy to clear up all your questions in the comments, either here or under the article about the topic.
I hope you enjoyed this one, have an amazing day, and I’ll see you tomorrow.
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Woo 100% and I didn’t read the article or look anything up! I’m proud.
Damn, congratulations!
I definitely (auf jeden Fall, definitiv) enjoyed it.
Amazing! 6/10.
Very useful! Thank you Emanuel, your explanations are awesome!
Pain: “tender” is a sign, not a symptom, when I poke your right lower abdomen, you discover it hurts, and I write “RLQ tenderness suggests appendicitis”. “Pain” is a symptom (a complaint) – My back hurts when I lie down. “Sore” is both – My sore toe is agony in the bath. “Ache” is a mild constant pain – I ran 5K on Sunday, and my shoulders ached all the next day.
Tony (England)
Ah, I think “tenderness” in this context might be “Empfindlichkeit” or “Berührungsempfindlichkeit”… basically reacting to touch in a way it normally wouldn’t.
IMir gefällt dein Adventskalender! Lustig und interessant!
40%, ich muß Mehr studieren.
Das wichtigste ist, dass du weißt, WARUM die Antworten falsch waren :). Verstehen ist besser als sich merken (meine Meinung).
Great quiz, very helpful! Some more schaden examples would be helpful for me :-)
You can find plenty in my article about “schaden” :)
https://yourdailygerman.com/schade-meaning-schaden/
Danke!
Nine out of ten! Well, I did just read the article yesterday and took notes. I’m thrilled my retention lasted a whole day! Good quiz!
Maybe give it another go in a week. If you do as well, then it’s definitely stored in memory :)
Thank you!
Can I just say how cute the bunny in the photo actually is? The calendar photos all are and of course, the sad unicorn when it can’t find the word I’m looking for.
The quiz went well, been looking forward to it since the article on German Pain was posted.
Danke :)
Great quiz – loved it
Ich hatte einen Traum, dass ich einen kleinen Weihnachstschmuck von dir in der Post bekommen habe, er war eine kleine süße Elfe aus Filz handgemacht und hat 5 euro gekostet
Ich habe den Artikel nicht gelesen und ich freue mich darauf, denn ich habe dieses Quiz total gebombed lol
Toll. Klasse. Und es hat viel spaß gemacht!
Well chuffed (good word!)
8/10 and I’m very rusty
Wow, I’ve never heard “chuffed”. Is that British English or American?
Northern English I think – I’m from Manchester. I’m right chuffed with 6 out of 10!
yeah its colloquial british english, agree its more northern but it does get used in the south too. Was curious about the etymology -according to my dictionary it originally had these meanings: fat, proud, happy.
I also got 8/10 so was also well chuffed. If i’d got 10/10 i’d have been chuffed to bits.
Such a brilliant concept , Emanuel. Your Advent Calendar is awesome!
Hallo,
A couple typos on the quiz questions:
Q2 – “causing and injury” (causing an injury)
Q5 – “without direct object” (without a direct object)
Got 7 out of 10 right, I chose to do the quiz without re-reading the article on “hurt”, so I guess not everything stuck…
Bis morgen!
I have a question about the mistake in question 5 (“without direct object”) – how wrong is that? Is that really wrong wrong or just bad style?
I’m asking because in German you’d use the null-article here
– ohne direktes Objekt
Meiner Meinung nach… I think after without you need an article for the vast majority of situations. Without a guitar, I can’t rock. Without a reason for going… Without a clue (Clueless). Up the river without a paddle. They are traveling without their parents.
However, “she went without him” “They are traveling alone without accompaniment” (no article!)
In the first sentence in that explanation, you did use ‘a’. ” “verletzen” typically needs a direct object.” This sentence ist ähnlich in structure, nicht wahr? Mein Verstand tut weh…
Yeah, the “skipping” the article does not work universally. After “ohne” it’s fairly common and more idiomatic than using the article:
– ohne Gitarre kann man nicht spielen
– ohne eine Gitarre kann man nicht spielen
Both mean the same, but the second one has zero flow to me.
English does do “without” and a naked noun though.
– without permission
– without reason
– without water
– without beer
I feel like there might be a “mass noun” thing at work, but I also feel like English would skip the article if it wants to “truncate” things.
– Wonderwall (without guitar)
– Florida Man without shirt harrasses alligators
How could I forget without beer ? And, I am from Florida! ha ha ha “ohne Gitarre kann man nicht spielen” – this sounds so much better for sure.
I’m not a grammar expert but for what it’s worth, I have developed the sense over time that there are a lot more cases in German where no article is needed than in English, which surprised me because I feel like German generally has stricter rules.
If you look at the “without” examples you gave, most of those are special situations where the noun is not meant to be countable, if that makes sense, like “permission” and “water.” Sometimes it could go either way and change the meaning. “Without a reason” means more like “ohne Grund” and “without reason” means more like “ohne Vernunft” in my opinion.
The examples you gave at the bottom for truncating are not really grammatically correct but used exclusively in places like titles or newspaper headlines, where I’m guessing historically they had a character or word limit and now that’s just “headline/title style.” But in any other context you should not write a sentence like that.
When in doubt you should always use an article in English.
Hi,
I’m not 100% sure, not being a grammarian, if it’s totally wrong. However, I’ve never heard it like that; in fact, I tend to do the opposite mistake in German “onhe ein direktes Objekt”…
Just to make sure… it’s not a mistake in German. Both options work, the one without article just sound better (to me, anyway).
great quiz! Fell once, so 80%
Thanks for a very clear explanation of the differences between wehtun, verletzen and schaden.Are there German equivalents for various pain terms used in English? In the article ‘ache’ is mentioned as not distinguished from pain (so how are chronic or long term, or low level pain experiences expressed?). How about other variants such as ‘agony’, or ‘tender’ (the latter would be used in a medical examination for example as someone’s abdomen is palpated)? I am also prompted to think of the use of adjectives for pain (sharp, exquisite, grumbling, and so on) which are clearly beyond the scope of this piece. I suppose my comments reveal my past experience as a nurse.
Maybe I should do a part two of this article to cover these :)
I can’t think of a relevant alternative to “Schmerz” (and in compounds, -weh) for pain and ache. For agony, the translation depends on the context.
Same for “tender” (which I am not familiar with in a context of pain at all).
The main qualities of pain are:
– stechend, schneidend (sharp)
– reißend (sharp, with a sensation of “ripping”)
– drückend, stumpf (dull, pressure)
– pochend (throbbing)
– brennend (burning)
What would be an “exquisite” pain :)?
This theme might dovetail well with a comparison of Zorn & Wut (anger is a common reaction to hurt). I’ve seen them used interchangeably in headlines about the same story but can’t really discern the difference.
‘Exquisite’ might sound as if it implies pleasure but used in health care it means that it is very sharp and intense, so perhaps stechend or schneidend would fit if they imply intensity. This is probably getting into the technical language of medicine rather than the idiomatic language of everyday life that Your Daily German communicates so brilliantly.
Good article, quiz and explanations. 7 of 10 correct