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How to Say ‘My back hurts again’ in German

Mein Rücken tut wieder weh

mine RUE-ken toot vee-der vay

[mine RUE-ken toot vee-der vay]

💬 Usage Tip: wehtun "to hurt" splits, sending weh to the end. Swap the body part: Mein Kopf tut weh "My head hurts".

Phrase Breakdown

Mein Rücken

mine RUE-ken

My back

'Rücken' means back (the body part). The 'ü' is like 'ee' said with rounded lips.

Example

Mein Rücken ist steif.

My back is stiff.

Words in this phrase

Mein

[mine]

Possessive word meaning something belongs to me.

Example

In „Mein Geburtstag ist“ zeigt „Mein“, dass es um meine Daten geht.

In “My birthday is,” “Mein” shows that it is about my personal information.

Rücken

[RUE-ken]

back (pain)

'Rücken haben' is colloquial for having back pain.

Example

Ich habe Rücken.

My back is hurting.

tut wieder weh

toot vee-der vay

hurts again

'wehtun' (to hurt) is a separable verb, so 'weh' moves to the end. 'wieder' means again.

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

Words in this phrase

tut

[toot]

does (hurt)

Form of 'tun'; with 'weh' it means 'to hurt'.

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

wieder

[vee-der]

again

Once more; another time.

Example

Wieder einmal.

Once again.

weh

[vay]

sore, painful

Used with 'tun' to express that something hurts.

Example

Das tut sehr weh.

That hurts a lot.

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