Schaden

• Schade (archaic)

From Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō. Compare Dutch schade, English scathe, Danish skade, Swedish skada.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaː.d(ə)n/

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Schaden m (strong, genitive Schadens, plural Schäden)

1. damage; harm

   Das Auto hat einen Schaden.

   The car is damaged.

   Er hat seiner Frau nie Schaden zugefügt.

   He has never done any harm to his wife.

2. (colloquial, informal) mental problem (in the sense of “crazy”)

   Der hat doch ’n Schaden.

   He must be out of his mind.

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• “Schaden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schaden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schaden” in Duden online
•   Schaden on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

From Middle Low German scade, from Old Saxon skatho, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō. Compare Dutch schade, English scathe, German Schaden.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɒːdən/, /sxaːðən/

Schaden m (plural Schadens)

1. damage
2. harm
3. (en Schaden hebben) (colloquial, derogative): to be mentally deficient

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