noun
damage, harm
B1
Schaden: noun meaning 'damage' or 'harm'. Gender: der Schaden. Plural: Schäden (Umlaut + -en). Often uncountable but usable countably in contexts. Common collocations: Schaden zufügen/erleiden — the verb typically takes a dative person (jemandem Schaden zufügen). Genitive: des Schadens. Used in legal/insurance contexts.
Examples
Der Hagel hat großen Schaden auf dem Feld verursacht.
The hail caused a lot of damage to the field.
Der Verkehrsunfall richtete erheblichen Schaden an.
The traffic accident caused considerable harm.
Nachdem der Sturm vorbei war, schätzte die Versicherung den Schaden, den die umgestürzten Bäume verursacht hatten.
After the storm had passed, the insurance assessed the damage that the fallen trees had caused.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a cracked screen with a big red label 'Schaden' stamped on it.
Sounds like English 'shaden' — think 'shade' causing harm to plants.
Der Schaden — imagine a male inspector marking damage (der).
Notes
Common noun for physical or abstract damage/harm. Often used in legal, insurance, and everyday contexts. Plural is 'Schäden'.