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Sarg
coffin
The German word for 'coffin' is 'Sarg'. This word is used in German to refer to the box or container in which a dead person is buried. It is used in the same context as in English.
Example sentences using: Sarg
Der Sarg war sehr schwer.
The coffin was very heavy.
In this example, the speaker is describing the weight of the coffin, 'Sarg', using the adjective 'schwer' which means heavy in German.
Ich sah einen Sarg in der Kirche.
I saw a coffin in the church.
This sentence indicates a simple past tense scenario where the speaker has seen a coffin, denoted by 'Sarg', in a church.
Sie trugen den Sarg aus dem Haus.
They carried the coffin out of the house.
This sentence represents an action being done where the subject 'They' are carrying a coffin, 'Sarg', out of a house.