German Conversation · Level 56
74 words
German word
Scheidung
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ/
Meaning
- feminine noundivorce
Example
Nach der Scheidung lebt sie allein.
After the divorce, she lives alone.
More examples
Nach der Scheidung musste er Unterhalt zahlen.
After the divorce, he had to pay child support.
Core concept
A court formally breaks the shared legal bond of a married couple, turning one household into two separate lives.
Common phrases
Scheidung rechtskräftig werden
divorce become legally final
Nach der Scheidung
after the divorce
Scheidung und Unterhalt
divorce and child support
Similar words
Unterhalt: Financial support paid during separation or after a divorce.
Trennung: A state of living apart after ending a shared household.
Sorgerecht: Legal rights and responsibilities concerning the care of a child.
Scheidungsurkunde: An official document recording that a divorce has been finalized.
Definition in German
Unter einer Scheidung versteht man die formelle Aufhebung der ehelichen Verbindung durch ein Gericht.
Word origin
The noun Scheidung derives from scheiden, an inherited Germanic verb for separating, plus -ung, which forms nouns for processes or results.
Usage tips
- German uses Trennung for separation that need not end a marriage, while Scheidung specifically denotes divorce.
Other meanings
- separationnoun
Opposites
- Ehemarriagenoun
Related words
- Scheidungsurkundedivorce certificatenoun
- Scheidungsanwaltdivorce lawyernoun
- geschiedendivorcedadjective