How to Say ‘Doors slam shut.’ in German
Türen schlagen zu.
TUE-ren SHLAH-gen tsoo
[TUE-ren SHLAH-gen tsoo]
💬 Usage Tip: A strong, vivid way to describe repeated door noise. Much more precise than just saying loud.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Specific sounds like doors slamming make your complaint sound concrete, not exaggerated.
Phrase Breakdown
Türen
[TUE-ren]
doors
Plural noun referring to multiple doors.
Türen schlagen zu, besonders spät abends.
Doors slam shut, especially late in the evening.
Schlagen zu
SHLAH-gen tsoo
Bang shut
Describes doors closing forcefully and noisily.
Die Türen schlagen nachts zu.
The doors bang shut at night.
Words in this phrase
schlagen
[SHLAH-gen]
slam / bang
Verb describing a loud hitting or shutting sound.
Nachts schlagen die Türen sehr laut.
At night the doors slam very loudly.
zu
[tsoo]
shut
Completes the separable verb 'zuschlagen' meaning 'to slam shut'.
Die Türen gehen immer wieder zu.
The doors keep closing again and again.
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