Adjectives A-K Flashcards by David Schutz

(all)mächtig

(al)mighty; (all) powerful

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abends

evenings; in the evening

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abhängig (von)

dependent (on); contingent (on)

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absichtlich

intentional; intended

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absolut

absolute(ly)

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absurd

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abwesend

absent

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acht

eight

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aggressiv

aggressive

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ägyptisch

Egyptian

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ähnlich (+dat)

similar; like; analogical

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aktuell

topical; relevant; current

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akzeptabel

acceptable

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all (-er; -e; -es)

all

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allein

(adv.) alone; (conj.) but; only

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allgemein

general; common; universal

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allmählich

gradual; progressive

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alt (älter; älteste)

old

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alternativ

alternative

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alttestmentlich

OT (adj)

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amerikanisch

American

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amtlich

official

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andere (r; s)

other; different

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anders

different

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anerkannt

recognised; acknowledged

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angeblich

so-called; alleged(ly); supposedly

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angeboren

congenital

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angelernt

acquired

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angemessen

appropriate; adequate

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angenehm

pleasant

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angeregt

motivated; stimulated

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angewandt

applied

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angewiesen (auf)

dependent (on)

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annähernd

approximate; rough

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annehmbar

acceptable

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anschaulich

clear; vivid; graphic; concrete

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antik

ancient

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anwesend

present

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arbeitslos

unemployed

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arm (ä)

poor

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-artig

-like

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atmuntgsaktiv

lets something breathe

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aufopernd

unselfish; devoted

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aufständisch

rebellious; mutinous; rioting; insurgent

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ausdrücklich

express(ly); particularly

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ausführlich

detailed; (in) full; in detail

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ausgeprägt

distinctive; marked; Pronounced; well-developed

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ausgesprochen

definite; marked; real; particular; Pronounced

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ausgezeichnet

excellent; outstanding

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ausgezeichnet

excellent(ly)

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ausländisch

foreign

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ausschließlich

exclusive

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außen

outside (also adv.)

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außenpolitisch

having to do with foreign policy

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äußere (r; s)

external; outer; outward

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außerordentlich

extraordinary; exceptional

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ausverkauft

sold out

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automatisch

automatic(ally)

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autonom

autonomous

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barmherzig

merciful

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bäuerlich

peasant; rural

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beachtlich

considerable

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bedauerlich

regrettable

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bedeutend

important; significant(ly); considerably

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bedeutsam

meaningful; significant

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bedeutungslos

meaningless

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bedingt

conditional

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begehrenswert

desirable

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begeistert

enthusiastic

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beide

both

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beinah(e)

almost; nearly

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bekannt

familiar; well-known

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bekanntlich

all is well known

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belanglos

unimportant; of no consequence

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beliebig

any; random; arbitrary; at will

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beliebt

beloved

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benachbart

neighbouring; adjoining

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bequem

comfortable; convenient

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berechnend

calculating

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bereit

ready; prepared

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bergab

downhill

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bergauf

uphill

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berufen

competent; capable

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berufstätig

employed (in a position)

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berühmt

famous

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besiedelt

populated

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besonder(s)

particular(ly); especial(ly)

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bestimmt

certain(ly); definite; given

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bestürzt

dismayed

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beteiligt

involved

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beträchtlich

considerable

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betreffend

in question; relevant

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bewusßt

aware of; conscious

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bewußt

conscious; deliberate; intentional

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bezeichnend

characteristic; typical

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bezeichnet

designated; identified

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biblisch

biblical

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billig

cheap

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biologisch

biological(ly)

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bisherig

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bißchen

a bit

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blaß

pale

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blau

blue

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blitzblank

shiny

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blond

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bloß

mere(ly); only; pale

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böse

angry; wicked; evil

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braun

brown

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breit

wide; broad

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bunt

colorful

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chemiefrei

chemical free

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christlich

christian

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damalig

of that time

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daneben

off target; alongside; asise

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dauernd

lasting; permanent; constant; perpetual

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debattierbar

debatable

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demgemäß

according to this

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demütig

humble; meek

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derartig

such; of that kind

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dergleiche

the same

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derselbe

the same

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deutlich

clear(ly); plain; distinct

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deutsch

German

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dezent

discreet

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dicht

dense(ly); close; thick; compact

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dick

thick

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die Million (-en)

million

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die Straffähigkeit

punishability

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die Wilden (pl.)

the wild ones

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direkt

direct(ly)

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doof

silly; dull

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doppelt

double; twice; twin

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drastisch

drastic(ally)

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drei

three

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dreieinhalb

three and a half

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dreimal

three times

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dreißig

thirty

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dreizehn

thirteen

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dringend

urgent

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dritte (r; s)

third

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duftig

light

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dumm (ü)

dumb; stupid

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dunkel; dunkle (r; s)

dark

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dünne

thin

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durchschnittlich

average; on average

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durchsichtig

transparent

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durstig

thirsty

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düster

dark; gloomy

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dynamisch

dynamic

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eben

(adj.) even; level; (adv.) just; simply

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echt

real; genuine; authentic

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effektiv

effective(ly)

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ehemalig

former

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ehrgeizig

ambitious

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eigen

[one’s] own; separate; typical; peculiar; characteristic

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-eigen

property of

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eigenartig

strange

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eigenständig

independent; self-contained

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eigentlich

actual(ly); real(ly); true; original

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eigentümlich

peculiar; strange; curious; typical; characteristic

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eilig

hurried; urgent

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ein (-er; -e; -es)

a; an

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einander

one another; mutually

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eindeutig

clear; definite; unambiguous

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eindrucksvoll

impressive

eine Million

one million

einfach

simple; simply; ordinary; plain

eingehend

detailed; thorough

einheitlich

the same; uniform; standardized; unified

einige

some; several

einleuchtend

reasonable; plausible

einmalig

unique; single

eins

one

einsam

lonely; isolated; secluded

einseitig

onesided(ly); unilateral

einsichtig

intelligible; intelligent

einundzwanzig

twenty-one

einwandfrei

perfect; indisputable

einzeln

single; individual; separate

einzig

only; sole(ly); single

elegant

elektrisch

electrical

elend

miserable

elf

eleven

empfindlich

sensitive; delicate

empörend

revolting; shocking

endgültig

final; conclusive; definite; definitive

endlich

final(ly); finite

eng

close; tight; narrow

englisch

English

enorm

enormous(ly)

entfaltet

developed; unfolded

entfernt (von)

distant; remote; away from

entgegengesetzt

opposite; opposing; contrary; opposed to

entlegen

out of the way; remote

entscheidend

decisive; crucial

entschlossen

determined

entspannend

relaxed

erbaulich

edifying

ererbt

hereditary; inherited

erfolgreich

successful

erforderlich

requisite; necessary; required

erheblich

considerable; important; relevant

ermöglicht

enabled

erneut

renewed; again; once more

ernst

serious; grave; earnest; solemn

ernsthaft

serious; grave; earnest

erreichbar

available; within reach

erschlagt

dead-beat; worn out

erschöpfend

exhaustive

erstaunlich

astonishing; amazing

erstaunt

astonished

erste (r; s)

first

erstere (r; s)

the former

etliche

several; quite a few; too many

etwa

about; approximately

etwas

some; somewhat; something

euch: bei euch

in your country

evangelisch

Lutheran

eventuell

possible; perhaps; possibly

ewig

eternal(ly); for ever

-fach

-fold; times

fad

dull

faktisch

actual; real; in reality

fällig

due; payable; mature

falsch

wrong; false

faßbar

tangible; palpable; intelligible

fast

almost; nearly

faszinierend

fascinating

faul

lazy

fein

fine; sensitive; acute; refined

fern

distant; far off; far away

fertig

finished; ready

fest

firm(ly); solid; stable

feststellbar

identifiable; ascertainable; determinable

fett

thick; fat

fettig

greasy

finanziell

financial(ly)

finster

dark; gloomy

fleischern

fleshly; carnal

fleißig

industrious; hard-working

fließend

fluent(ly); flowing; fluid

flüssig

liquid; fluid

folgend

following

folgendes

the following

formell

formal

formgebende

shaping; form giving

-förmig

-shaped

fraglich

uncertain; questionable; in question

französisch

French

frei

free(ly); open

fremd

foreign; someone else’s; alien; strange; different

freundlich

friendly

frevelhaft

wicked; outrageous

frisch

fresh

froh

glad; happy

fröhlich

cheerful; happy

fromm

godly; pious

fruchtbar

fruitful; fertile; productive

früh

early

früher

former(ly); earlier; previous

fünf

five

furchtbar

horrible; horribly

fürchterlich

horrible

ganz

complete; whole; very

garantiert

guaranteed

geboren

born

gebräuchlich

customary(ly); usual(ly)

gebraut

brewed

gefährlich

dangerous

gegeben

given; factual

gegenseitig

mutual; reciprocal; bilateral

gegenständlich

concrete; objective; graphical

gegenstandlos

baseless; meaningless; unnecessary

gegenwärtig

present (adj.)

geheim

secret(ly)

geistig

spiritual; intellectual; mental

geistlich

spiritual

gelb

yellow

gelegentlich

occasional(ly); incidental(ly)

gelehrt

learned; scholarly

geliebt

beloved

gemein

common; mean

gemeinsam

common; joint; together

gemütlich

snug; friendly; good-natured

genauer

precise; exact; accurate

genug

enough

gerade

just; straight; upright; exactly; especially

geräuchert

smoked

gerecht

just; fair; righteous

gering

unimportant; meagre

geringer

less; minor; lower

geringfügig

insignificant; minor; slight

gesamt

total; whole; entire

geschichtlich

historical

geschieden

divorced

gesellschaftlich

social; societal

gesetzlich

legal

gesetzmäßig

legal; lawful; legitimate; regular

gesprächig

talkative; communicative; chatty

gesund

healthy

gewaltig

enormous; power; force; violence

gewiß

certain(ly); admitted(ly)

gewöhnlich

usual(ly); normal; ordinary

gewohnt

accustomed to

gewölbt

vaulted

gläubig

believing

gleich

same; equal; immediately; (+dat) similar to

gleichberechtigt

having equal rights

gleichförmig

uniform; similar; of the same shape

glücklich

happy

gnädig

gracious

göttlich

divine

grammatisch

grammatical

grau

gray

greeignet

suited

greifbar

tangible; palpable

grell

harsh; strong; bright

grob

coarse; rough; gross

gross

great; big

groß(ö)

large; big; tall (people)

grün

green

grundlegend

basic; foundational

grundlegend (für)

fundamental; basic (to)

gründlich

thorough(ly); careful

grundsätzlich

basic; fundamental(ly); on/in principle

gültig

valid; generally accepted

günstig

favourable; good; convenient

gut (besser; best-)

good; well

gütig

good; gracious; kind

halb

half

hart

hard

hartnäckig

stubborn

häufig

frequent(ly); common; wide-spread

hauptsächlich

main(ly); chief(ly); principal

hebräisch

Hebrew

heftig

violent; fierce

heidnisch

heathen; pagan

heilig

holy

heimatlos

homeless

heimlich

secret(ly)

heiratsfähig

marriageable

heiß

hot

heiter

cheerful; bright; funny

hell

bright; light (color)

herrlich

magnificent; glorious

herum

around; here and there

hervoragend

excellent

hervorragend

eminent; salient

herzlich

warm(ly); cordial

heutig

today’s; modern; contemporary

hilfreich

helpful

hinfällig

invalid; decrepit; lapsed

historisch

historic

hoch (hohe; höher; höchste)

high (higher; highest)

höflich

polite(ly)

hölzern

wooden

hübsch

pretty

hundert

one hundred

hungrig

hungry

ich

I (nom 1sg)

inhaltlich

in content; as regards content

innere (r; s)

inner; inside; internal; interior

innerlich

inward

intelligent

smart; intelligent

interessant

interesting

international

irdisch

earthly

italienisch

Italian

-jährig

-year-old; of…years

jährlich

annual; yearly

jed (-er; -e; -es)

each; every; everyone

jemand

someone; anyone

jeweilige (r; s)

respective; prevailing

jeweiligen

respective

jüdisch

Jewish

jung (ü)

young

kalt (ä)

cold

kaputt

broken; tired

kariert

plaid

kastanienbraun

chestnut brown

kein (-er; -e; -es)

not a; not any

keinerlei

no…whatever; no…at all

kennzeichnend (für)

typical; characteristic (of)

kindlich

childlike

kirchlich

ecclesiastical

klar

clear; of course; naturally

klasse!

first-rate; great

klassisch

classical

klein

small; little

klug

clever

knapp

scarce; just; only just; concise; short

kompliziert

complicated

konsequent

consistent; strictly; rigorously; thoroughly

konservativ

conservative

kontaktfreudig

able to make friends easily

körperlich

bodily; physical(ly)

köstlich

charming

kräftig

powerful; strong

krank (ä)

ill; sick

kreatürlich

creaturely

kritisch

critical

kühl

cool

kühn

daring; bold

kulturell

cultural

künftig

future; coming; in future

künstlerisch

artistic

künstlich

artificial

kurz (ü)

short(ly); brief(ly); a short time

kürzlich

recent(ly)