Otti hat Kopfschmerzen und hält sich den Kopf. Otti has a headache and is holding his head.

noun · A2

die Kopfschmerzen (pl.)

[ˈkɔp͡fˌʃmɛʁt͡sn̩]

headache

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Other Examples

Ich habe seit heute Morgen Kopfschmerzen.

I've had a headache since this morning.
Hast du oft Kopfschmerzen?

Do you often get headaches?
Von lauter Musik bekommt Frau Hilde Kopfschmerzen.

Loud music gives Frau Hilde a headache.

Grammar

Plural: die Kopfschmerzen In the plural the article is always "die".

How the Word Is Built

Kopf root schmerz root en ending

-en: the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

A compound: der Kopf + Schmerzen

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Kopf der Schmerz die Bauchschmerzenschmerzen

In Otti's situations: Otti has a cold

die Bauchschmerzen einen Termin machen erkältet die Erkältung die Grippe Gute Besserung! husten die Krankenkasse niesen die Praxis die Salbe der Schmerz

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