Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 121–180
Words 121 to 180 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
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80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- griechisch Greek, Grecian, from or related to Greece; Greek language
- komisch comedic, comic, pertaining to comedy; funny, comical (chiefly dated, but still usual…
- politisch political (concerning or related to politics)
- verschieden deceased; different
- wach awake
- heiß hot (having a high temperature); hot; horny (sexually aroused)
- tief deep (having a long distance to the bottom; of bodies of water, wells, etc.); deep,…
- bar bare; in cash
- schrecklich awful, terrible, horrible; awfully, terribly
- sauer sour; acid; acidic; upset; annoyed; angry
- reich rich, wealthy (having a lot of money and possessions); rich (plentiful, abundant)
- zufrieden satisfied, content, happy (with something)
- Hamburger of Hamburg; Hamburger (person)
- witzig funny, humorous, witty; resourceful
- sauber clean; neat, tidy
- nervös nervous (anxious); jumpy
- aktiv active; active voice (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action)
- schwierig difficult, hard, challenging, tough; difficult, prickly
- kostenlos without cost, free; for free, free of charge
- furchtbar terrible; terribly, awfully
- online online
- gesund healthy (enjoying health); healthy (conducive to health)
- schwanger pregnant (of humans); pregnant, gravid (of animals)
- fantastisch fantastic
- einverstanden in agreement, agreeing; okay, agreed
- leise quiet, soft, low; slight, faint, light
- notwendig necessary; essential; indispensable
- automatisch automatic
- leer empty; a town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany
- dringend urgent
- privat private
- spannend thrilling, exciting, gripping, enthralling, spellbinding; interesting
- klug intelligent, prudent, wise, smart, clever
- schwach weak, lacking in strength; weak
- praktisch practical; applied
- dunkel dark; deep
- frisch fresh; recent
- fremd strange; foreign
- eng narrow, tight; close
- streng strict, rigorous; severe, intense
- eilig speedy, hasty; urgent
- aufregend exciting, captivating (evoking giddiness or thrill)
- fett fat; rich, containing a lot of fat
- freiwillig voluntary
- hässlich ugly
- berühmt famous, well-known, renowned, celebrated, noted
- günstig favourable, propitious, opportune; convenient, expedient
- nützlich useful; helpful
- nass wet (soaked with liquid); wet, moist (sexually aroused and thus having the vulva…
- bequem comfortable, convenient; relaxed, easy (avoiding difficulties, effort, work)
- typisch typical
- weich soft
- romantisch romantic
- hell clear, bright, light; quick, clever
- schmutzig dirty, filthy, grimy; shameless, obscene
- trocken dry (not wet; lacking water); dry (not sweet)
- beliebt popular; admired
- intelligent intelligent
- faul foul, rotten, rancid; lazy
- dünn thin, slender, slim; weak, watery
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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