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to knife
To attack and injure someone with a knife; to stab someone. This word is often used in colloquial language or in police reports.
Bei der Schlägerei vor der Bar wurde eine Person gemessert und schwer verletzt.
During the brawl in front of the bar, one person was knifed and seriously injured.
The verb 'messern' (to knife) is derived directly from the noun 'das Messer' (the knife). It describes the action carried out with a knife, that is, attacking or injuring someone.
Der Täter hat sein Opfer gemessert.
The perpetrator knifed his victim.
This word belongs to colloquial language and is often used in media or police reports. It has a very direct and often sensationalist connotation and is rarely used in everyday speech, except when talking about crime.
Die Zeitung berichtete, dass ein Mann auf der Straße gemessert wurde.
The newspaper reported that a man had been knifed in the street.
'Messern' (to knife) is a transitive verb that always requires an accusative object. So you always have to say WHO or WHAT is being knifed.
Er wurde im Streit von einem Unbekannten gemessert.
He was knifed by an unknown person during an argument.
to stab to death
Both verbs describe an attack with a knife or a similar sharp weapon. „Erstechen,“ however, means that the person is killed by the stab wounds, while „messern“ refers to an attack and injuries without implying death. Use „erstechen“ for a fatal outcome; otherwise, „messern“ may be appropriate.
Der Täter messerte den Mann bei dem Angriff mit einem Messer.
The perpetrator knifed the man during the attack.
Der Täter erstach den Mann bei dem Angriff mit einem Messer.
The perpetrator stabbed the man to death during the attack.
