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How to pronounce "nerves" in German

nerves is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German, with primary stress on the “NER” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 4 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

NER·ves

Primary stress: Ner

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12:12

Großstadt ist oft unerträglich die Nerven eines Grundschullehrers sind stark the nerves of an elementary school teacher are Grundschullehrers sind stark the nerves

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The German word “nerves”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (Ner · ves), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (Ner). Grammatically, “nerves” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 4 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “nerves” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from lingoni GERMAN.

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  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #1 · @12:12
    “Großstadt ist oft unerträglich die Nerven eines Grundschullehrers sind stark the nerves of an elementary school teacher are Grundschullehrers sind stark the nerves”
  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #2 · @4:18
    “einem auf die Nerven gehen. Loud yelling can be annoying or can walk on your nerves literally. Lautes Geschrei kann einem auf die Nerven gehen. In this sentence, we're using einem. We not using man, but we're using einem,”

Definition & Meaning: “nerves”

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NOUN
  • genitive singular of Nerv

Example Sentences (2)

  • “unerträglich die Nerven eines Grundschullehrers sind stark the nerves of an elementary school teacher are”
  • “nerves literally. Lautes Geschrei kann einem auf die Nerven gehen.”

Pronounce: “nerves”

Syllables:
Ner · ves
Primary stress:
Ner
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How do you pronounce “nerves” in German?

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What does “nerves” mean?

“nerves” means: genitive singular of Nerv