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After Sports Practice in German
Use these gentle questions after sports practice to help your child tell you where it hurts. Use du, the informal form of “you,” when speaking to your child.
What you'll learn
- Ask where something hurts.
- Ask about pain in seven body parts.
- Use dein and deine with body parts.
- Recognize how wehtun changes word order in questions.
German phrases for after sports practice
Wo tut es dir weh?
Where does it hurt?
Wo means “where.” Dir refers to your child: literally, “Where does it hurt you?”
Tut dein Kopf weh?
Does your head hurt?
Der Kopf is masculine, so use dein.
Tut dein Knie weh?
Does your knee hurt?
Das Knie is neuter, so use dein.
Tut dein Fuß weh?
Does your foot hurt?
Der Fuß is masculine. The letter ß sounds like “ss.”
Tut dein Arm weh?
Does your arm hurt?
Der Arm is masculine, so use dein.
Tut dein Rücken weh?
Does your back hurt?
Der Rücken is masculine. Write ü in Rücken, or ue if ü is unavailable.
Tut dein Bauch weh?
Does your stomach hurt?
Der Bauch means “belly” or “tummy” and is natural for asking a child about stomach pain.
Tut deine Hand weh?
Does your hand hurt?
Die Hand is feminine, so use deine.
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wo
where
Use it to ask about the location of pain.
wehtun
to hurt
A separable verb: in these questions, it appears as tut … weh.
der Kopf
head
Masculine: dein Kopf means “your head.”
das Knie
knee
Neuter. Pronounce both the k and the n at the beginning.
der Fuß
foot
Masculine. The plural is die Füße.
der Arm
arm
Masculine: dein Arm means “your arm.”
der Rücken
back
Masculine: dein Rücken means “your back.”
der Bauch
belly; tummy; stomach area
Use Bauch for everyday tummy pain. Magen refers more specifically to the stomach organ.
die Hand
hand
Feminine: deine Hand means “your hand.”
Ask where it hurts
Start with Wo (“where”), then tut. The verb wehtun splits, with weh at the end. Use dir when asking your child; use mir (“me”) when describing your own pain.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Parent's question | Wo + tut + es + dir + weh? | Wo tut es dir weh? — Where does it hurt? |
| Child's answer | Hier + tut + es + mir + weh. | Hier tut es mir weh. — It hurts here. |
Ask whether a body part hurts
For a yes/no question, put tut first and weh last. German does not add a separate word for English “does.” For a statement, put the body part first.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Question | Tut + dein/deine + body part + weh? | Tut dein Knie weh? — Does your knee hurt? |
| Statement | Mein/Meine + body part + tut + weh. | Mein Knie tut weh. — My knee hurts. |
Choose dein or deine
In these questions, use dein (“your”) with masculine and neuter singular nouns, and deine with feminine singular nouns. For “my,” use mein and meine in the same way. Always capitalize German nouns.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine | der Kopf → dein Kopf / mein Kopf | Tut dein Kopf weh? — Does your head hurt? |
| Neuter | das Knie → dein Knie / mein Knie | Tut dein Knie weh? — Does your knee hurt? |
| Feminine | die Hand → deine Hand / meine Hand | Meine Hand tut weh. — My hand hurts. |
More examples
Hier tut es mir weh.
It hurts here.
Your child can point to the sore spot while saying this.
Ja, mein Fuß tut weh.
Yes, my foot hurts.
A simple answer to “Tut dein Fuß weh?”
Nein, mein Kopf tut nicht weh.
No, my head doesn't hurt.
Put nicht before weh to say that it does not hurt.
Mein Bauch tut weh.
My stomach hurts.
A natural, child-friendly way to describe tummy pain.
Meine Hand tut weh.
My hand hurts.
Use meine because Hand is feminine.