accident victim
das Unfallopfer, die Unfallopfer
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accident victim
A person who is injured or killed in an accident.
Die Rettungskräfte brachten das schwer verletzte Unfallopfer ins Krankenhaus.
The emergency responders took the seriously injured accident victim to the hospital.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Unfallopfer |
| genitive | des Unfallopfers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Unfallopfer | die Unfallopfer |
| accusative | das Unfallopfer | die Unfallopfer |
| dative | dem Unfallopfer | den Unfallopfern |
| genitive | des Unfallopfers | der Unfallopfer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Unfallopfer' (accident victim) is made up of 'Unfall' (accident) and 'Opfer' (victim). Literally, it means a victim of an accident.
Das Unfallopfer wurde noch am Unfallort medizinisch versorgt.
The accident victim received medical treatment at the scene of the accident.
'Unfallopfer' (accident victim) is often used with descriptions such as 'schwer verletzt' (seriously injured) or 'lebensgefährlich verletzt' (critically injured). Common collocations also include 'ein Unfallopfer versorgen' (to treat an accident victim) and 'ein Unfallopfer bergen' (to recover an accident victim).
Die Einsatzkräfte versorgten das schwer verletzte Unfallopfer sofort.
The emergency personnel immediately treated the seriously injured accident victim.
'Unfallopfer' (accident victim) occurs particularly often in news reports, police reports, and medical texts. In these contexts, the word is often used together with information about the scene of the accident or the person's condition.
Nach Angaben der Polizei wurde das Unfallopfer mit einem Rettungshubschrauber abtransportiert.
According to the police, the accident victim was airlifted by helicopter.
