sunburn
der Sonnenbrand, die Sonnenbrände
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sunburn
An acute inflammation of the skin caused by excessive UV radiation from the sun, showing itself through redness, pain, and sometimes blistering.
Nach dem Tag am Strand hatte ich einen schlimmen Sonnenbrand auf den Schultern.
After the day at the beach, I had a bad sunburn on my shoulders.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Sonnenbrände |
| genitive | des Sonnenbrandes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Sonnenbrand | die Sonnenbrände |
| accusative | den Sonnenbrand | die Sonnenbrände |
| dative | dem Sonnenbrand | den Sonnenbränden |
| genitive | des Sonnenbrandes des Sonnenbrands | der Sonnenbrände |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is a compound of 'Sonne' (sun) and 'Brand' (burn/fire). A 'Brand' is a fire, so the word figuratively describes the skin as having been 'verbrannt' (burned) by the sun.
Ein Sonnenbrand ist im Grunde eine Verbrennung der Haut durch UV-Strahlen.
A sunburn is basically a burn of the skin caused by UV rays.
The verbs 'haben' (to have) or 'bekommen' (to get) are usually used to talk about sunburn. With 'bekommen' you emphasize the process; with 'haben' you emphasize the state.
Pass auf, dass du in der Mittagssonne keinen Sonnenbrand bekommst.
Be careful that you don't get a sunburn in the midday sun.
Ich habe einen leichten Sonnenbrand auf der Nase.
I have a mild sunburn on my nose.
To say where on the body the sunburn is, you use the preposition 'auf' (on) followed by the dative.
Er hat einen schmerzhaften Sonnenbrand auf dem Rücken.
He has a painful sunburn on his back.
