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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 sting / stab
'stechen' and 'messern' can both mean that someone is injured with a pointed object. However, 'stechen' is much more general: a bee can sting, a needle can prick, and a knife can also be stabbed into someone. 'messern', on the other hand, almost always means an attack on a person with a knife. The word sounds colloquial or like something from a police report. The words can be confused because both can result in a stab wound. If it is not specifically about a knife attack, 'stechen' is usually more natural and more precise.
Nach dem Streit soll ein Mann einen anderen vor der Bar gemessert haben.
After the argument, a man is said to have knifed another man in front of the bar.
Die Biene sticht Tom in den Arm, als er nach dem Glas greift.
The bee stings Tom in the arm as he reaches for the glass.