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How to Say ‘Where does it hurt?’ in German

Wo tut es weh?

voh toot es vay

[voh toot es vay]

💬 Usage Tip: In a question, weh still goes to the very end: Tut es hier weh? "Does it hurt here?".

Phrase Breakdown

Wo tut

voh toot

Where does

The question word 'wo' (where) plus the verb 'tut'. Say 'voh toot'. The 'w' sounds like English 'v'.

Example

Wo tut der Arm weh?

Where does the arm hurt?

Words in this phrase

[voh]

where

Question word asking about location.

Example

Wo ist das Büro?

Where is the office?

tut

[toot]

does (hurt)

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

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

es weh?

es vay

it hurt?

'Es' (it) plus 'weh', which ends the phrase 'weh tun' (to hurt). Let your voice rise for the question.

Example

Tut es weh?

Does it hurt?

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

weh

[vay]

sore, hurting

Used with 'tun' to say something hurts: weh tun.

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

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