eyesight
das Sehvermögen
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eyesight
The ability to see with the eyes and perceive visual impressions. This also includes how sharply and clearly someone can see.
Durch die Verletzung hat sich sein Sehvermögen deutlich verschlechtert.
The injury has significantly worsened his eyesight.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Sehvermögens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Sehvermögen | – |
| accusative | das Sehvermögen | – |
| dative | dem Sehvermögen | – |
| genitive | des Sehvermögens | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Sehvermögen' is made up of 'Seh-' and 'Vermögen'. 'Seh-' refers to seeing, while 'Vermögen' here means an ability or capacity.
Mit zunehmendem Alter kann das Sehvermögen nachlassen.
Eyesight can deteriorate with age.
Common collocations include 'gutes' or 'schlechtes Sehvermögen' (good or poor eyesight), as well as 'das Sehvermögen verbessern' (to improve one's eyesight), 'das Sehvermögen überprüfen' (to check one's eyesight), and 'das Sehvermögen verlieren' (to lose one's eyesight).
Die neue Behandlung soll ihr Sehvermögen verbessern.
The new treatment is intended to improve her eyesight.
'Sehvermögen' is especially common in medical, optical, and ophthalmological texts. The text often describes in more detail how severely the eyesight is impaired or which eye is affected.
Der Augenarzt stellte fest, dass das Sehvermögen auf dem linken Auge eingeschränkt ist.
The ophthalmologist determined that the eyesight in the left eye is impaired.
