Adjectives
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gut
/ɡʊt/
good
schlecht
/ʃleçt/
bad
groß
/ɡʁoːs/
big
klein
/klaɪn/
small
neu
/nɔʏ/
new
alt
/alt/
old
jung
/jʊŋ/
young
schön
/ʃøːn/
beautiful
schnell
/ʃnɛl/
fast
langsam
/laŋˈzam/
slow
stark
/staʁk/
strong
schwach
/ʃvaːx/
weak
wichtig
/viçtɪç/
important
interessant
/ɪntɐsant/
interesting
langweilig
/laŋvaɪ̯lɪç/
boring
einfach
/ˈaɪnfax/
simple
schwierig
/ˈʃviːʁɪç/
difficult
möglich
/ˈmøçɪç/
possible
unmöglich
/ʊnˈmøçɪç/
impossible
richtig
/ˈʁɪçtɪç/
correct
falsch
/ˈfaʁʃ/
wrong
wahr
/vaʁ/
true
frei
/fʁaɪ/
free
offen
/ˈɔfn/
open
voll
/foʁ/
full
leer
/leːɐ̯/
empty
schwer
/ʃveʁ/
heavy
leicht
/laɪ̯çt/
light
teuer
expensive
günstig
cheap
lang
/laŋ/
lang
kurz
/kʊʁts/
kurz
hoch
/hoːx/
hoch
niedrig
/niːdʁɪç/
niedrig
warm
/vaʁm/
warm
kalt
/kaʁt/
kalt
heiß
/haɪs/
heiß
hell
/hɛl/
hell
dunkel
/dʊŋkl/
dunkel
laut
/laʊt/
laut
leise
/laɪzə/
leise
sauber
/zaʊbɐ/
sauber
schmutzig
dirty
frisch
fresh
müde
tired
glücklich
/ˈɡlʏçlɪç/
glücklich
traurig
/ˈtʁaʊʁɪç/
traurig
krank
/kʁaŋ/
krank
gesund
/ɡəˈzʊnt/
gesund
arm
/ʔaʁm/
arm
reich
/ʁaɪç/
reich
bekannt
/bɛˈkaʊnt/
bekannt
berühmt
/bɛʁˈʏmt/
berühmt
öffentlich
public
privat
private
offiziell
official
persönlich
personal
international
international
national
national
modern
modern
traditionell
/tʁaːdɪʦioˈnɛl/
traditional
digital
/dɪɡɪt̯al/
digital
wirtschaftlich
/vaɪsʁaftliːç/
economic
sozial
/zoːzi̯al/
social
kulturell
/kʊltʊʁɛl/
cultural
natürlich
/naːˈtʊʁliːç/
natural
menschlich
/mɛnʃliːç/
human
normal
/noʁmɑl/
normal
besonder
/bɛzɔndɐ/
special
typisch
/ˈtɪpɪʃ/
typisch
häufig
/ˈhɛːʊfɪç/
häufig
selten
/ˈzɛltən/
selten
nötig
/ˈnøːtɪç/
nötig
verfügbar
/fɛrˈfuːɡbaʁ/
verfügbar
fertig
/ˈfɛʁtɪç/
fertig
bereit
/ˈbaʁaɪt/
bereit
sicher
/ˈziçɐ/
sicher
gefährlich
/ɡəˈfɛʁliç/
gefährlich
nützlich
/ˈnʏt͡slɪç/
nützlich
wertvoll
valuable
erfolgreich
successful
beliebt
popular
zufrieden
satisfied
aufgeregt
excited
allgemein
/ˈalɡəmiːn/
general
spezifisch
/ˈʃpeːtsɪfɪʃ/
specific
aktuell
/akˈtuːɛl/
current
ähnlich
/ˈʔeːnlɪç/
similar
verschieden
/fɐsˈviːdən/
different
gleich
/ɡlaɪç/
same
direkt
/dɪʁɛkt/
direct
komplex
/kɔmplɛks/
complex
einsam
/ʔaɪ̯nzaːm/
lonely
gemeinsam
/ɡəmaɪ̯nzaːm/
common
ehrlich
/ˈɛʁlɪç/
honest
höflich
/ˈhøːflɪç/
polite
freundlich
/ˈfʁɔndlɪç/
friendly
klar
/klaːʁ/
clear
tief
/tiːf/
deep
breit
/bʁaɪt/
broad
schmal
/ʃmal/
narrow
weich
/vaɪç/
soft
hart
/haʁt/
hard
rund
round
flach
flat
knapp
tight
gültig
valid
hässlich
ugly
lustig
/ˈlʊstɪç/
funny
ernst
/ɛʁnst/
serious
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