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das Leid

das Leid
the suffering
From Lesson 416:Textual reference pronouns (ersterer, letzterer)·German

Usages of das Leid

Ersterer akzeptiert das Leid, Letzterer vermeidet es.
The former accepts the suffering, the latter avoids it.
Der Arzt und der Philosoph reden. Ersterer heilt das Leid, Letzterer beurteilt es.
The doctor and the philosopher talk. The former heals the suffering, the latter judges it.
Wir erhöhen nicht den Nutzen, sondern wir reduzieren das Leid.
We do not increase the benefit, but rather we reduce the suffering.

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