Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 661–720
Words 661 to 720 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- überschritten exceeded; transcended
- erkennbar recognizable, discernible, visible, identifiable
- unnötig unnecessary
- gebürtig native, by birth (describing one's birth nationality, region, city, etc.)
- ungeheuer enormous; monstrous
- zwischenzeitlich interim; meanwhile, in the meantime
- souverän sovereign; confident, masterful
- angebracht apposite, seemly, appropriate
- anstehend pending
- erzeugt produced, generated
- unverletzt unhurt, unscathed
- unsicher uncertain; unsafe
- gruselig creepy, spooky (evoking fear)
- jüdisch Jewish
- nüchtern sober (not drunk; serious, not playful or passionate); on an empty stomach
- düster dark, dim, gloomy, obscure; cheerless, melancholy, somber
- geschäftlich business, commercial
- egoistisch egoistic
- kontinuierlich continuous
- angemessen appropriate, adequate, due, suitable, proper, fitting etc.; appropriately
- emotional emotional
- verängstigt frightened, scared, anxious
- gebunden bound, constrained to something; committed; married or in a fixed relationship
- dortig local; of, from there
- regional regional
- israelisch of Israel; Israeli
- solid solid
- besoffen drunk; made with alcohol
- aufrichtig candid, frank, sincere, genuine, honest
- naiv green (inexperienced); naive
- nachvollziehbar understandable, comprehensible; traceable
- neidisch envious, jealous
- zweifellos doubtless
- sexuell sexual; sexually
- umfangreich extensive, wide; considerable
- frühzeitig early, ahead of time
- geborgen safe, secure, protected and hidden away from dangers
- quitt quits, even; rid of something, having lost something
- unverständlich incomprehensible; ununderstandable (Karl Jaspers)
- kriminell criminal
- muslimisch Muslim, Islamic
- abgebrochen broken
- gnädig gracious; propitious
- konservativ conservative
- gelb yellow; related to the FDP (a libertarian and market-economy promoting political party…
- dreckig dirty
- verliehen conferred, imparted; distributed
- innovativ innovative
- übertroffen surpassed, exceeded; excelled, outdone
- abgelaufen expired, lapsed, out of date
- islamisch Islamic
- beruflich professional; professionally
- bedeckt covered, coated, capped; overcast
- präsent present; gift, present (something given to another voluntarily, without charge)
- gesellschaftlich social (of or pertaining to society)
- strategisch strategic; strategically
- erbärmlich pitiful, miserable, pathetic, wretched
- schwedisch Swedish; Swedish (language)
- königlich royal, regal, kingly
- demokratisch democratic
Common questions
How many German adjectives should I know?
This list holds 2,207 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 197 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the adjective forms included?
Yes. Where the adjective forms them, the comparative and superlative are listed, including the irregular ones and the umlauted stems.
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