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Schulter

/ˈʃʊltɐ/· noun· Pl. die Schultern

shoulder

Sore after a day at the computer — and what you shrug when you don't know.

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Singular
die Schulter
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die Schultern
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der Schulter

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Schulter
shoulder

Meine Schulter tut weh.

My shoulder hurts.

Word family

Schulterdas Schulterblattshoulder bladeschulterlangshoulder-lengthdie Schulterschmerzenshoulder pain

Common combinations

  • mit den Schultern zuckento shrug
  • auf der Schulteron the shoulder
  • breite Schulternbroad shoulders

Real examples

  • Ich habe Schmerzen in der Schulter.I have pain in my shoulder.
  • Mir tut die linke Schulter weh.My left shoulder hurts.
  • Er trägt die Tasche über der Schulter.He carries the bag over his shoulder.

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