Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 361–420
Words 361 to 420 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- frech cheeky, barefaced, rude, saucy; naughty
- verständlich understandable, comprehensible
- vergeblich unavailing, in vain, futile, useless
- theoretisch theoretical; theoretically
- geehrt
- flexibel flexible (easily bent without breaking)
- zuverlässig reliable, dependable, trustworthy; steadily, staunchly
- elegant elegant; dandy
- blass pale
- ideal ideal (optimal, perfect); ideal (perfect standard, standard of excellence)
- flach shallow (wide and not deep); flat (wide and not high)
- alternativ alternative
- selbstständig independent; self-employed
- stumm mute; dumb (unable to speak); silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a…
- einheitlich uniform, unified
- künstlich artificial
- elektrisch electric
- kreativ creative
- minimal minimal
- pauschal in total, in a lump sum, all-inclusive, flat (with units of time, distance, etc.: not…
- schlank slim, svelte
- spitz pointed, pointy; sharp
- abwesend absent (being away from a place); distracted; not concentrated; absentminded
- mild mild (in all of its common senses)
- steil steep
- populär popular
- roh raw (uncooked); unprocessed, crude, raw
- ledig unmarried; never having been married
- passiv passive; being a bottom
- befriedigend satisfying; the number grade 3 (on a scale from 1 to 6)
- haltbar durable, lasting; tenable
- tolerant tolerant
- senkrecht vertical (perpendicular to some roughly horizontal line, e.g. the surface of the earth)
- waagerecht horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon)
- interkulturell intercultural
- sehr gut being of an academic grade evidencing best performance, A
- amerikanisch American; American English, American
- gewiss certain; certainly, indeed
- mehrfach several, multiple
- vollkommen perfect (fitting its definition precisely); complete
- verfolgt pursued; persecuted
- erwähnt mentioned
- angegriffen attacked
- fern remote; far away
- grundsätzlich based on principle; fundamental, elementary, principial
- rot red (colour); red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense: social democratic,…
- vorhanden available, existing
- unschuldig innocent; blameless
- tätig active (given to action)
- high high (intoxicated with a drug other than alcohol)
- verflucht cursed; damn, damned
- umgesetzt implemented; converted, transformed
- getrennt separate, apart; split
- eifersüchtig jealous
- weitgehend extensive; to a large extent, largely, mostly, predominantly
- türkisch Turkish, Turkic; Turkish (language of Turkey)
- syrisch of Syria; Syrian
- technisch technical; technological
- vorgesehen envisaged, planned, scheduled
- schlau clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's goals; slightly sly or cunning (but…
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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