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verletzen

injure

verb fer-LET-sen Less Common

Also means

offend

Usage Note

verletzen means both to injure physically and to hurt feelings or breach a rule (ein Gesetz verletzen). The reflexive sich verletzen means 'to hurt oneself'; the participle verletzt means 'injured' or 'offended'.

Examples

"Er hat sich am Knie verletzt."

Natural Translation

He injured his knee.

Literal Translation

He has himself at-the knee injured.

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