# die Qual

die Qual is a German noun meaning “agony”. Forms: der Qual, die Qualen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Qual
- Plural: die Qualen

## In other languages

- Русский: мучение, мука, страдание

## Meanings

1. agony, anguish, torment, torture (that one suffers)
2. pain; torture; torment; agony
   - Er verspürte unendliche Qualen.

## Examples

- Wir haben die Qual der Wahl. — We're spoilt for choice.
- Jede Aufgabe kann zur Qual werden. — Any task may become painful.
- Liebe ist Qual, Lieblosigkeit ist Tod. — Love is agony, lovelessness is death.
- Jemand sollte den Hund aus seiner Qual erlösen. — Someone should put that dog out of its misery.
- Ihre Qual hat ein Ende. — Their ordeal is over.

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