cripple
der Krüppel, die Krüppel
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cripple
A derogatory and now highly offensive term for a person with a significant physical disability, especially affecting the arms or legs. More rarely, it is also used for an animal with a similarly impaired body.
Er beschimpfte den Mann wegen dessen Behinderung als Krüppel.
He called the man a cripple as an insult because of his disability.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Krüppel |
| genitive | des Krüppels |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Krüppel | die Krüppel |
| accusative | den Krüppel | die Krüppel |
| dative | dem Krüppel | den Krüppeln |
| genitive | des Krüppels | der Krüppel |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
In older texts, „Krüppel“ (cripple) may also appear without being explicitly presented as an insult. This reflects language usage at the time and does not make the word neutral in modern usage.
In dem alten Roman wird der verletzte Soldat vom Erzähler als Krüppel bezeichnet.
In the old novel, the narrator refers to the injured soldier as a cripple.
The pattern „jemanden einen Krüppel nennen“ (to call someone a cripple) can be used to report an insult. Both the person affected and the term used are in the accusative.
Die Jugendlichen nannten ihn einen Krüppel, woraufhin die Lehrerin sofort eingriff.
The teenagers called him a cripple, and the teacher intervened immediately.
