How is the word Sex translated from German to English

English translation
sex
noun

Körperliche Liebe zwischen zwei Menschen.

Physical love between two people.

[zɛks]

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  • Über Sex zu reden fällt vielen schwer. — Many people find it hard to talk about sex.

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How “Sex” is used

German borrowed the English word whole and gave it a gender: der Sex, masculine, and capitalised like every German noun. It covers only the activity.

For male or female on a form German uses its own word, Geschlecht — the same split English does not make. Ask a German for their Sex on a document and you will get a very different answer than you wanted.

Forms of “Sex”

  • der Sex nominative
  • des Sex / des Sexes genitive
  • dem Sex dative

Common phrases with “Sex”

  • Sex haben to have sex
  • über Sex reden to talk about sex
  • das andere Geschlecht the opposite sex

How “Sex” differs from similar words

  • Geschlecht sex, gender

    The native word, and the one on forms and in biology. Neuter: das Geschlecht.

  • Liebe love

    Not a euphemism the way English making love is. Liebe machen sounds translated rather than German.

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