Definition
A person who has been harmed, injured, or killed by a crime, accident, violence, or disaster.
Translations
- English
- victim
- Français
- victime
- Türkçe
- mağdur
- Polski
- ofiara
- Русский
- жертва
- Українська
- жертва
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Opfer
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- People & Family
victim
/das ˈɔpfɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Opfer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Opfer wurde nach dem Unfall ins Krankenhaus gebracht.NominativSing.The victim was taken to the hospital after the accident.
- Die Polizei befragte das Opfer ausführlich.AkkusativSing.The police questioned the victim extensively.
- Der Arzt half dem Opfer sofort.DativSing.The doctor helped the victim immediately.
- Die Angehörigen des Opfers trauerten nach dem Unfall.GenitivSing.The victim’s relatives mourned after the accident.
- Die Opfer erhielten schnelle Hilfe.NominativPlur.The victims received prompt help.
- Die Helfer versorgten die Opfer umgehend.AkkusativPlur.The rescuers attended to the victims immediately.
- Die Ärzte halfen den Opfern sofort.DativPlur.The doctors helped the victims immediately.
- Die Rechte der Opfer müssen geschützt werden.GenitivPlur.The victims’ rights must be protected.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Opfer/ˈɔpfɐ/
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Article phrase
das Opfer/das ˈɔpfɐ/
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Plural
Opfer/ˈɔpfɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Opfer | die Opfer |
| Akkusativ | das Opfer | die Opfer |
| Dativ | dem Opfer | den Opfern |
| Genitiv | des Opfers | der Opfer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein unschuldiges Opfer
- Collocationein schwer verletztes Opfer
- Verb constructionein Opfer fordern + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDas Opfer braucht dringend Hilfe.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymBetroffener
A Opfer is affected by a harmful event; Betroffener more generally refers to an affected person and need not be someone who has suffered harm.
- Broader termPerson — person
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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