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ich litt

suffered, was affected

→ leiden
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #31,825
suffered Simple past form of „leiden“.
GE: Er litt lange unter Rückenschmerzen.
EN: He suffered from back pain for a long time.
was affected Used especially with „unter“ for something harmed or weakened by a condition or event.
GE: Die Stadt litt unter dem starken Regen.
EN: The city was affected by the heavy rain.
Conjugation of leiden
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First litt —
Third litt —

Die Wahrheit war, wie sehr ich auch litt, er zog mich immer noch an.

The truth was that, no matter how much I suffered, I was still attracted to him.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Seitdem litt seine Partei-Liebe etwas.

Since then, his affection for the party had waned somewhat.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Ihr Körper litt unter Kälte, Krankheit und Schmerz.

Her body suffered from cold, illness, and pain.

— Pans Labyrinth (2006)

Sie litt unter Depressionen.

She suffered from depression.

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

Die Witwe litt an Magenkrebs.

The widow suffered from stomach cancer.

Tom litt jahrelang unter Migräne.

Tom suffered from migraines for years.

Mary litt schweigend.

Mary suffered in silence.

Die amerikanische Wirtschaft litt unter einer Rezession.

The American economy suffered from a recession.