Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 781–840
Words 781 to 840 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- feucht wet, humid, moist, soggy, dank; wet, moist (sexually aroused and thus having the vulva…
- humanitär humanitarian
- asiatisch Asian
- eiskalt ice-cold (having a very low temperature); ice-cold, stone-cold (showing no emotion,…
- städtisch urban; municipal
- bescheiden modest, humble (of a person); limited, disappointing, little (of qualities, especially…
- allmählich gradual; gradually, little by little
- ängstlich fearful, anxious
- professionell professional (of or pertaining to a profession); professional (highly competent, etc.)
- ausgetauscht exchanged, interchanged
- iranisch Iranian, Iranic
- zerbrochen broken
- südlich south, southern
- vielfach multiple, manifold
- vorig previous, last, past
- angeordnet arranged, ordered
- einzigartig unique; uniquely
- mittelfristig medium-term (not immediate, but in the foreseeable future)
- loyal loyal
- spektakulär spectacular
- schmerzhaft painful (causing physical or emotional pain)
- religiös religious (concerning religion); religious (committed to the practice of religion)
- verarbeitet processed
- verständigt notified, advised
- unendlich infinite; extraordinary
- gelegentlich occasional; occasionally
- angesagt fashionable, trendy
- zurückhaltend reserved, restrained; cautious, guarded
- bevorstehend imminent, impending; approaching, upcoming, forthcoming
- allergisch allergic; allergically
- ausführlich detailed, elaborate; in detail, extensively
- absehbar foreseeable; conceivable
- zwangsläufig compulsory, inevitable
- tragisch tragic (causing great sadness)
- belgisch Belgian (related to Belgium or to the Belgians)
- kanadisch Canadian
- royal royal
- körperlich bodily, physical
- australisch Australian
- ungerecht unjust, unfair
- hoffnungslos hopeless
- permanent permanent; permanently, incessantly
- primär primary (of first rank, great importance); primary, original (direct, not derived)
- kurdisch Kurdish (of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish…
- platziert placed, seated
- sorgfältig careful, meticulous, thorough, diligent
- eingetroffen arrived
- unerträglich unbearable, intolerable
- verirrt lost, stray
- wertlos worthless
- gottverdammt goddamned; goddamn
- unerwartet unexpected
- rasant having a flat trajectory; rapid, turbulent, tempestuous (at great and possibly…
- berechtigt entitled, eligible; authorized
- lahm lame (limited in movement due to injury, defect or paralysis to legs, wings, etc.;…
- gewalttätig violent
- bemerkbar noticeable, perceptible
- entzückend lovely, attractive, charming, delightful
- geduldig patient (ability or willingness to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering)
- fürchterlich frightening; terribly, awfully
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.