der Rückschlag

Plural: die Rückschläge
Based on: rück-, Schlag
Noun
1.

the setback

(Lit. "Punch-back" - German is a little more hands-on here :))
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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 'Rückschlag' have?

Rückschlag has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the setback.

What is the gender of 'Rückschlag'?

der

What is the plural of 'Rückschlag'?

die Rückschläge

What is 'Rückschlag' related to?

The word 'Rückschlag' is related to rück- and Schlag.

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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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