abrasion
die Schürfwunde, die Schürfwunden
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abrasion
A superficial skin injury caused when the skin is scraped by a fall or by rubbing against a rough surface.
Nach dem Sturz hatte sie eine schmerzhafte Schürfwunde am Knie.
After the fall, she had a painful abrasion on her knee.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schürfwunden |
| genitive | der Schürfwunde |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Schürfwunde | die Schürfwunden |
| accusative | die Schürfwunde | die Schürfwunden |
| dative | der Schürfwunde | den Schürfwunden |
| genitive | der Schürfwunde | der Schürfwunden |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Schürfwunde' (abrasion) is made up of 'Schürf-' (scraping) and 'Wunde' (wound). The first part refers to the friction that causes the skin injury.
Die Schürfwunde musste zuerst vorsichtig gereinigt werden.
The abrasion first had to be cleaned carefully.
Verbs such as 'sich zuziehen' (to sustain), 'versorgen' (to treat), 'reinigen' (to clean), and 'verarzten' (to dress or treat medically) are often used with 'Schürfwunde' (abrasion). These collocations are especially common when describing accidents and first aid.
Beim Skateboardfahren zog er sich eine Schürfwunde zu.
He sustained an abrasion while skateboarding.
'Schürfwunde' (abrasion) is often used with body parts such as 'Knie' (knee), 'Ellenbogen' (elbow), or 'Hand' (hand). The body part is usually specified with 'an' and the dative, for example 'am Knie' (on the knee) or 'an der Hand' (on the hand).
Das Kind hatte eine kleine Schürfwunde am Ellenbogen.
The child had a small abrasion on his elbow.
