muscle soreness
der Muskelkater, die Muskelkater
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muscle soreness
Pain in the muscles that typically occurs one to two days after unfamiliar or intense physical exertion.
Nach der langen Wanderung hatte ich einen schrecklichen Muskelkater in den Beinen.
After the long hike, I had terrible muscle soreness in my legs.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Muskelkater |
| genitive | des Muskelkaters |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Muskelkater | die Muskelkater |
| accusative | den Muskelkater | die Muskelkater |
| dative | dem Muskelkater | den Muskelkatern |
| genitive | des Muskelkaters | der Muskelkater |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is a figurative compound made up of 'der Muskel' (muscle) and 'der Kater' (tomcat / hangover). Here, 'Kater' does not only mean 'male cat', but colloquially also 'hangover'. So the pain feels like a 'hangover' in the muscles.
Dieses Wort ist ein gutes Beispiel für den Humor in der deutschen Sprache.
This word is a good example of the humor in the German language.
The most common collocation is 'einen Muskelkater haben' (to have muscle soreness). To name the location, you use the preposition 'in' with the dative.
Ich habe heute einen schlimmen Muskelkater in den Armen.
I have really bad muscle soreness in my arms today.
'Muskelkater' (muscle soreness) is a very common everyday word. The formal medical term for the pain would be 'Muskelschmerz' (muscle pain), but in normal conversation almost everyone uses 'Muskelkater'.
Mein Trainer hat gesagt, ein leichter Muskelkater nach dem Training sei normal.
My trainer said that mild muscle soreness after training is normal.
