schmerzhaft
Translation
painful, sore, aching
Examples
Die Wunde war sehr schmerzhaft.
The wound was very painful.
Es war eine schmerzhafte Erfahrung.
It was a painful experience.
Grammar Patterns
(predicative) to be painful The wound is painful.
(attributive) a painful (...) a painful injury
Similar Words
Synonyms: sore, aching; Antonyms: painless, pleasant
Etymology
From 'Schmerz' (pain) + '-haft' (a suffix meaning 'having the quality of'). Literally 'having the quality of pain'.
Memory Tips
This word is most commonly used for physical pain. Think of '-haft' as 'having', so 'schmerzhaft' means 'having pain'.