thug / racket
der Schläger, die Schläger
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thug
A person who deliberately hits other people or frequently uses violence. The word often refers to a violent or criminal person.
Die Polizei nahm den Schläger nach dem Angriff fest.
The police arrested the thug after the attack.
racket
A piece of sports equipment used to hit a ball or puck, for example in tennis, table tennis, badminton, or baseball.
Für das Tennistraining brauche ich noch einen neuen Schläger.
I still need a new racket for tennis practice.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schläger |
| genitive | des Schlägers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Schläger | die Schläger |
| accusative | den Schläger | die Schläger |
| dative | dem Schläger | den Schlägern |
| genitive | des Schlägers | der Schläger |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Schläger' (thug / racket) belongs to the word family of 'schlagen' (to hit). The ending '-er' refers here either to a person who hits or to a device used for hitting, so you can remember both meanings together.
Die Schläger haben einen Passanten verletzt.
The thugs injured a passerby.
Mit diesem Schläger kann ich den Ball besonders weit schlagen.
With this racket, I can hit the ball particularly far.
Words like 'Angriff' (attack), 'Opfer' (victim), and 'Polizei' (police) usually point to a person. With words like 'Training' (practice), 'Ball' (ball), or 'Turnier' (tournament), the sports equipment is usually meant.
Das Opfer konnte den Schläger später bei der Polizei beschreiben.
The victim was later able to describe the thug to the police.
Vor dem Turnier prüfte sie, ob ihr Schläger beschädigt war.
Before the tournament, she checked whether her racket was damaged.
Common collocations include 'ein brutaler Schläger' (a brutal thug), 'eine Bande von Schlägern' (a gang of thugs), and 'von Schlägern angegriffen werden' (to be attacked by thugs).
Vor dem Bahnhof wurde ein Jugendlicher von Schlägern angegriffen.
A teenager was attacked by thugs outside the train station.
In tennis and badminton, 'einen Schläger bespannen lassen' (to have a racket restrung) is a common expression. This means that the racket gets new strings or a new stringing.
Vor dem nächsten Tennismatch muss ich meinen Schläger neu bespannen lassen.
I need to have my racket restrung before the next tennis match.
