Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 241–300

Words 241 to 300 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

2,207 entries
80 at A1
117 at A2
199 at B1
  1. gesamt total, whole, entire, overall, big adj B1
  2. wunderschön gorgeous, very beautiful adj B1
  3. positiv positive; positive degree adj B1
  4. ähnlich similar, alike, resembling adj B1
  5. schuldig [with genitive] guilty (of), culpable; [with accusative] owing, indebted to adj B1
  6. extrem extreme; extremely adj B1
  7. heutig today's (of the day of today); contemporary; present-day (of the present age) adj B1
  8. gültig valid, validated, legal; available adj B1
  9. selten rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce; unusual, curious adj B1
  10. erlaubt allowed, allowable, permissible adj B1
  11. offiziell official adj B1
  12. ungefähr approximate; about adj B1
  13. einzeln single; lone; only, unique adj B1
  14. übrig rest of, remaining; left, left over; spare adj B1
  15. zusätzlich additional, extra, supplementary; ancillary adj B1
  16. vierte fourth adj B1
  17. täglich daily; every day, quotidianly adj B1
  18. übel bad, evil, terrible (not good, in quality or morality); unwell, sick, queasy, nauseous adj B1
  19. relativ relative adj B1
  20. angeblich alleged, pretended, reported; allegedly, supposedly, reportedly, reputedly adj B1
  21. verfügbar available; disposable adj B1
  22. entsprechend corresponding; adequate, appropriate adj B1
  23. bewusst conscious, aware; intentional adj B1
  24. sozial social adj B1
  25. zufällig random, by chance or stochastic; accidental or coincidental adj B1
  26. halb half, halfway; a half-hour before, thirty minutes before (used with the number of the… adj B1
  27. britisch British adj B1
  28. lächerlich ridiculous, risible, laughable adj B1
  29. bezeichnet denoted, designated adj B1
  30. besondere special, particular, extraordinary adj B1
  31. betrunken drunk, inebriated adj B1
  32. ermittelt determined adj B1
  33. regelmäßig regular; according to the rule; expected; not forming an exception; regular; steady;… adj B1
  34. angetan be taken with something; have taken a shine; suitable, appropriate, apposite, calculated adj B1
  35. erhältlich available, obtainable adj B1
  36. verfügt decreed adj B1
  37. ernsthaft serious (important, weighty); serious (earnest, genuine) adj B1
  38. schwarz black, reflecting little or no light; illegal adj B1
  39. dankbar grateful, thankful adj B1
  40. jährlich annual, yearly; annually adj B1
  41. chinesisch Chinese; jargon (often used as the second element in compounds, e.g. “Patentchinesisch”… adj B1
  42. erzielt achieved adj B1
  43. prima great, super; Collectively, the final and penultimate classes of Gymnasium. adj B1
  44. überlegen superior (higher in quality); to think about, to think over adj B1
  45. fair fair (just, honest, equitable, adequate) adj B1
  46. verpflichtet committed, bound, obliged, indebted, beholden adj B1
  47. wahnsinnig mad, insane; incredible, unbelievable adj B1
  48. durcheinander disordered, confused; mess, chaos, tumult adj B1
  49. selbstverständlich natural, self-evident; granted adj B1
  50. voraussichtlich expected, anticipated, prospected; presumably, probably adj B1
  51. peinlich woeful, hurtful; penal, applying criminal law, having to do with jurisprudence competent… adj B1
  52. ausschließlich exclusive; exclusively adj B1
  53. satt not hungry, satiated, full, done; fed up, sick of (see usage notes) adj B1
  54. scharf sharp; able to cut (of a knife, edge); sharp; tight (of a turn on a route) adj B1
  55. blind blind; cloudy adj B1
  56. merkwürdig strange, odd; remarkable, noteworthy; worthy to remember adj B1
  57. locker loose; relaxed adj B1
  58. zuständig competent, cognizant (having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or… adj B1
  59. einsam lonely, lone adj B1
  60. kompliziert complicated, complex; sophisticated adj B1

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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