70 important German Adjectives
We thought it was time to make a list of the most important German adjectives so here it is: The 70 most important German adjectives. You can also read our other blog How to use German Adjectives.
alt – old
ängstlich – scared
ärgerlich – annoying
aufgeregt – excited
bescheiden – modest
böse – mean
dankbar – grateful
doof – stupid
dumm – stupid
ehrgeizig – ambitious
ehrlich – honest
eifersüchtig – jealous
einfach – easy
erfahren – experienced
erfolgreich – successful
ernst – serious
fett – fat
frech – cheeky
freundlich – friendly
froh – glad
geizig – tight
gemein – mean
gierig – greedy
glücklich – happy
grausam – cruel
groß – tall, big
gut – good
häßlich – ugly
hervorragend – excellent
hilflos – helpless
hilfsbereit – helpful
höflich – polite
hübsch – pretty
jugendlich – youthful
jung – young
klein – little, small
klug – smart
lächerlich – ridiculous
langsam – slow
langweilig – boring
laut – loud
leise – quiet
lustig – funny, cheerful
müde – tired
neidisch – envious
nervös – nervous
nett – nice
neugierig – curious
pünktlich – punctual
ruhig – calm, quiet
schlau – clever
schnell – fast
schön – beautiful
schüchtern – shy
schwach – weak
seltsam –strange
süß – cute
traurig – sad
treu – honest
überrascht – surprised
undankbar – ungrateful
ungebildet – uneducated
ungerecht – unfair
unglücklich – unhappy
verrückt – crazy
vorsichtig – careful
weich – soft
weise – wise
wütend – furious
zufrieden – content
zuverlässig – reliable
Wow I love this
. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!
Nice
I have to go over the other adjective blog again :s
This is what I need to practice.
may I ask something?
what is the difference between niedlich and suess? but I don’t see you put niedlich here.
vielen dank
‘fett’ is this ‘fat’ as in butter, margarine etc. or ‘fat’ as in ‘a fat person’ or such expressions as ‘fat-faced, fat wallet’.
Or, perhaps it means both of these?
Hi Anjana-victoria, actually ‘fett’ is associated with both. You can say er ist fett – he is fat, or die Butter ist sehr fettig (fatty). In the form ‘fett’, it is normally used to describe something as being fat rather than fatty. Hope this makes sense
Hey Mariska, when talking about an object, or people, there is not much difference. Both mean cute. However you would use “niedlich” more for smaller things, like babys or small animals (kittens), while you can use süß for everyone. Süß is also a little more like “sweet” in English and can be used to describe things that taste sweet.
Awesome, i like all this what you guys post, also im learning it all.
I was recently taught “vollschlank” as a nice way of saying someone is fat. Rather than using “fett” oder “dick”, “vollschlank” is more like “full-figured” or “big-boned” where thin or slender/slim is “schlank”. My teacher comes from Regensburg in Bayern, southern Germany.
Hey L.
You are right. You can use “vollschlank” as a nicer form of saying “fett” or “dick”. Another nice word is “korpulent” and the word “dick” has a nicer touch than “fett”. Thanks for pointing that out
You’re welcome. I came across this ’cause I was looking for more adjectives to add to my list of adjectives and their antonyms for my Beginning German I class in college earlier today. Here’s another one for the list: “fleißig” (heh, had to copy and paste the ß). It means “dilligent”, “hardworking”, “industrious”. Either one of those words will do as a translation. It’s also, so I hear, a big compliment in Germany to be called that.
Hey L. Yes, that is very true. The adjective “fleißig” is a good compliment
By the way: We have a YouTube video to show you how to type the Umlaute ä, ö, ü and ß here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DNk6wstM_E
among these adjectives u can’t even find “gut”.The list is not good…
@Karolina: Thanks for pointing that out. We have added “gut” to our list