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