English–German
“plague” in German
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈhaɪ̯mˌzuːxən/
Example
Viele Städte wurden von der Seuche heimgesucht.
Many cities were plagued by the disease.
How to say “plague” in German
“Plague” in German is heimsuchen.
An unwanted force keeps returning to a town or person as if it knows the way home.
Example sentences with heimsuchen
Die Region wurde nach der Krise von Armut heimgesucht.
The region was plagued by poverty after the crisis.
Tips for using heimsuchen
- In passive sentences, the affected person or place commonly appears after von, as in von der Seuche heimgesucht werden.
Other German words for “plague”
Die Dorfbewohner fürchteten die Seuche.
The villagers feared the plague.