Die Brust ist verletzt.

Because Brust is a noun, and all nouns are capitalized in German.

• die Brust = the chest / breast
• verletzt is not capitalized here because it is not a noun.

This is one of the most noticeable spelling differences between German and English.

Because Brust is a feminine noun in German, so its dictionary form is die Brust.

In this sentence, die Brust is also the subject, so it stays in the nominative case:

• die Brust = nominative singular feminine

You simply have to learn the noun together with its article:

• die Brust

Ist is the 3rd person singular form of sein (to be).

The subject is die Brust, which is singular, so German uses:

• die Brust ist = the chest is

Compare:

• Die Brust ist verletzt.
• Der Arm ist verletzt.
• Die Hände sind verletzt. ← plural, so sind

Here verletzt functions like an adjective/past participle meaning injured.

It comes from the verb:

• verletzen = to injure

So:

• verletzt = injured / hurt

In Die Brust ist verletzt, it describes the condition of the chest: it is injured.

Grammatically, it uses present tense of sein + past participle:

• ist = is
• verletzt = injured

But the meaning is not the same as a simple action like The chest injures. Instead, it describes a state:

• Die Brust ist verletzt. = The chest is injured.

So this is best understood as describing the resulting condition.

This is an important difference:

• Die Brust ist verletzt. = The chest is injured.
  Focus: the current state/result

• Die Brust wurde verletzt. = The chest was injured.
  Focus: the event/action that caused the injury

So:

• ist verletzt = state
• wurde verletzt = event

English often uses was injured for both ideas, but German distinguishes them more clearly.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Common possibilities:

• breast
• chest

In medical or injury contexts, English often prefers chest unless the speaker specifically means the breast.

So Die Brust ist verletzt could refer to:

• the chest area in general, or
• a breast, depending on context

German Brust is broader than English breast in many situations.

Because German main clauses usually follow the verb-second rule.

Here the parts are:

• Die Brust = subject
• ist = finite verb
• verletzt = predicate adjective/participle

So the normal order is:

• Subject + verb + rest

That gives:

• Die Brust ist verletzt.

You could also move another element to the front in a different sentence, but the finite verb would still stay in second position.

German often uses the definite article with body parts where English may use a possessive.

So German commonly says things like:

• Der Arm tut weh.
• Die Hand ist verletzt.
• Die Brust ist verletzt.

English often prefers:

• My arm hurts.
• His hand is injured.
• Her chest is injured.

German can use a possessive too, but it is often unnecessary if the owner is clear from context.

In this sentence, verletzt most naturally means physically injured.

The verb verletzen can sometimes mean to hurt someone emotionally, but with die Brust, the most natural interpretation is physical injury.

For emotional hurt, German more often uses expressions like:

• Er ist verletzt. = He is hurt / offended.
• Ihre Gefühle wurden verletzt. = Her feelings were hurt.

So here, learners should usually understand verletzt as injured.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• Brust ≈ broost
  The u is like the vowel in put? No — it is longer and rounder, closer to oo in good, but with rounded lips.

• verletzt ≈ fer-LETST
  The stress is on -letzt.

A few pronunciation notes:

• German w sounds like English v
• German v in verletzt sounds like f
• z in German sounds like ts

So verletzt begins with an f sound, not an English v sound.

Yes, but the meaning is slightly different.

• Die Brust ist verletzt. = The chest is injured.
  This suggests an actual injury.

• Die Brust tut weh. = The chest hurts.
  This focuses on pain, not necessarily on a visible or known injury.

So they are related, but not identical:

• verletzt = injured
• tut weh = hurts

A person might have chest pain without an injury, so tut weh is broader.