Is it der, die or das Qual?

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The correct article in German of Qual is die. So it is die Qual! (nominative case)

The word Qual is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Qual?

How does the declension of Qual work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Qual	die Qualen
Genitive	der Qual	der Qualen
Dative	der Qual	den Qualen
Akkusative	die Qual	die Qualen

What is the meaning of Qual in German?

Qual is defined as:

[1] Pain, suffering, somewhat physically or mentally stressful

[1] Schmerz, Leid, etwas physisch oder psychisch Belastendes

How to use Qual in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Qual with translations in English.

[1] Er verspürte unendliche Qualen.

[1] He felt infinite agony

[1] „Da der mühevolle Anstieg zunächst eher Unlust und sogar Qual bereitet, als dass er vergnüglich wäre, drängt Petrarca in seinem Steigverhalten unwillkürlich immer wieder auf den flacheren Weg.“

[1] "Since the painstaking increase initially prepares unpleasant and even agony than that it would be fun, Petrarca involuntarily pushes the flatter away in his climbing behavior again and again"

[1] „Die Flucht vor der Qual der Sinnlosigkeit des täglichen Lebens führt in die menschenfeindlichsten Landschaften der Erde, in das vegetationslose Hochgebirge mit seinem ewigen Eis und Schnee, seinen unsichtbaren Gletscherspalten, seinen abweisenden Wänden und Graten, seinen gefährlichen Steinschlägen und Lawinen, seiner mörderischen Kälte und Hitze, seinen Stürmen und Wetterschlägen.“

[1] ““ The escape from the quality of the senselessness of everyday life leads into the most misanthropic landscapes of the earth, into the vegetationless high mountains with its eternal ice and snow, its invisible glacier columns, its repellent walls and ridges, its dangerous stone strokes and avalanches, his murderous cold and heat, its storms and weather chips "