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The Big List of 250 Useful German Adjectives

(with FREE PDF!)
BY JANEY November 22, 2018

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Adjectives… Wonderful, useful adjectives. They make language so much more

precise and delightful to use--regardless of what language it is!

See how adjectives described adjectives in the previous sentences? They do make
sentences more nuanced, don’t you think? Which is why here in this article, we’ll
be learning a big chunk of German adjectives---250 to be exact!

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And if you download the PDF, you’ll be getting 50 additional German verbs on the
list.

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Ready for your list of useful German adjectives? Let's go!

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English vs. German Adjectives

250 Useful German Adjectives

German Cognate Adjectives

Conclusion

English vs. German Adjectives

While German adjectives do the same things English adjectives do (in fact, there
are plenty of cognates in German and English adjectives which we’ll talk about
briefly later), the main difference is that:

German adjectives need to agree in gender and number of the noun it

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German adjectives would change depending on the case, whether it’s

nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive.

But this is an altogether different lesson for another day. Today we will just talk
about German adjectives in their original form.

Having said that, let’s jump into your list of the most frequently used German
adjectives.

250 Useful German Adjectives

aalglatt slippery

abenteuerlich adventurous

abhängig dependent

aggressiv aggressive

ähnlich similar

ahnungslos clueless

aktiv active

allein alone

alt old

anpassungsfähig adaptable

anständig decent

ärgerlich annoying

arm poor

art kind

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attraktiv attractive

aufgeklärt enlightened

aufgeregt excited, upset, nervous

aufgeschlossen open-minded

aufrichtig sincere, genuine, candid

blass pale

begabt gifted, talented

begeistert excited, enthusiastic, thrilled

berühmt famous

beliebt, populär popular

bestimmt special, certain

besser better

bequem comfortable

bescheiden modest, humble

beste best

bezaubernd enchanting, fascinating

billig cheap, inexpensive

blöd stupid, ignorant

blondine blond

boshaft malicious, mean

brav well-behaved, good

charmant charming

dankbar grateful, thankful

dick thick
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direkt direct, straight

doof, dumm stupid, dumb

dunkel dark

dünn thin

ehrgeizig ambitious

ehrlich honest

eifersüchtig jealous

einfach simple, plain, easy

eingebildet conceited, vain

einmalig unique

einsam lonely

ekelhaft nasty, detestable

eklig disgusting, gross

empfindlich sensitive

eng narrow, close

engagiert dedicated, committed

engstirnig narrow-minded

entscheidend decisive

entspannend laidback

erfolgreich successful

ernst serious

erste first

erstklassig first-class, high-quality, topnotch

falsch wrong, false

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fantastisch fantastic

faszinierend fascinating

faul lazy

feig cowardly

fein fine

fest solid, strong, firm

fett fat

feigling coward

fleißig diligent, hard-working, industrious

fortgeschritten advanced

frech naughty, cheeky, sassy

frei free

fremd foreign, strange

freundlich friendly, kind

froh happy

fröhlich cheerful

fromm pious

früh early

ganz whole

gastfreundlich hospitable

gebildet educated, cultured

geduldig patient

gefährlich dangerous

gefühlvoll
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gefühlvoll sensitive, emotional

geistreich witty, brilliant

geizig stingy, cheap

gemein low, rude, vulgar

gemeinsam common, mutual

gemütlich pleasant, cozy

genial ingenious, brilliant

gerecht just, righteous

geschätzt dear, valued

gescheit clever, bright

geschickt skillful

geschwätzig talkative, chatty

gesellig sociable, friendly

gesund healthy

gierig greedy

glaubwürdig credible, believable

gleich same, right away, just

gleichzeitig simultaneous

glücklich happy, lucky, blessed

grausam cruel

grob coarse, uncouth, rude

großzügig generous

groß big, large, tall

grün green
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gut good, well

gut angezogen well-dressed

gut gelaunt cheerful, in a good mood

halb half

halsstarrig stubborn

hart hard, tough

hartnäckig hard-headed, stubborn

hässlich ugly

häufig frequent

heiß hot

heiter cheerful

hell bright, vivid

hemmungslos uninhibited, unrestrained

herrlich wonderful, magnificent, marvelous

herzlos heartless, unfeeling

hilfreich helpful

hinterlistig deceitful, treacherous

hoch high

hochmütig haughty, proud

hochnäsig snooty, stuck up

höflich polite

hübsch pretty, handsome

hundemüde dog-tired

hungrig hungry
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idealistisch idealistic

intelligent intelligent

interessant interesting

intolerant intolerant

jung young

kalt cold, unfriendly

kindisch childish

kindlich childlike

klar clear

klasse, toll, super great, super

klein small, little, short

kleinlich petty, nit-picky

klug smart, clever

komisch funny, comical, odd

kompliziert complicated

konservativ conservative

kontaktfreudig sociable, outgoing

kräftig strong

krank sick

kreativ creative

kritisch critical

krumm crooked, hunched, bent

labil unstable, frail

lang
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lang long

langsam slow

langweilig boring

launisch moody, temperamental

laut loud, rowdy

lebendig alive, lively

leicht light, easy

leidenschaftlich passionate

leise quiet, soft

letzte last

lieb dear, beloved

liebenswürdig lovable, amiable

lustig funny

merkwürdig unusual, strange

misstrauisch mistrustful, distrustful

modisch fashionable, stylish

mollig plump, chubby

möglich possible

moralisch moral, ethical

mutig brave

nächste next

nachlässig careless, negligent

nah near

naß wet
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neidisch envious

nervös nervous

nett kind, nice (person)

neu new

neugierig curious

niedergeschlagen depressed, dejected

niedlich cute

niedrig low

notwendig necessary

oberflächlich superficial, shallow

offen open

öffentlich public

optimistisch optimistic

ordentlich orderly

passiv passive

parteiisch partial, biased, one-sided

peinlich embarrassing

pessimistisch pessimistic

praktisch practical

privat private

pünktlich punctual, prompt

radikal radical, revolutionary

raffiniert refined, elegant

rauh rough
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rebellisch rebellious

rechthaberisch self-opinionated

redlich honest

reich rich

reif mature

rein pure, clean, clear

religiös religious

richtig correct, proper

riesig huge

romantisch romantic

rot red

rücksichtslos ruthless, inconsiderate

rücksichtsvoll considerate

ruhig calm

sauber clean

sauer angry, sour

schick chic, stylish, fancy

schlampig messy, sloppy

schlau clever, cunning

schlecht, schlimm bad, awful

schmutzig dirty, filthy, soiled

schnell fast, quick

schön beautiful, pretty, nice

schüchtern
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schüchtern shy

schwach weak, frail

schwarz black

schwer, schwierig difficult, heavy

schwerfällig cumbersome, heavy, sluggish

schwermütig gloomy, melancholic

selbstlos unselfish

selbstsicher self-confident

selbstsüchtig selfish

selten rare

seltsam strange, weird

sensationell sensational

sensibel sensitive

sicher safe, secure, certainly

sorgenlos, sorgenfrei carefree

sorgfältig careful

spät late

spontan spontaneous

sportlich athletic

spöttisch mocking, scornful

ständig constant

stark strong, powerful

stolz (auf) proud (of)

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If you want to download a longer list of 300 German adjectives, download your
copy of the PDF below.

German Cognate Adjectives

There are lots of German adjectives that you could recognize easily if you’re an
English speaker. These are some of them:

Some adjectives that end in -al are the same in English and German:  normal,

original, rational, ideal, diagonal

Some English adjectives that end in -al are changed to an -ell ending in

German: sensationnel, generell, individuell

Some adjectives that end in -ent and -ant are the same in English and

German: elegant, tolerant, excellent, intelligent

Some English adjectives that end in -ic or -ical are changed to -isch in

German: analytisch, egoistisch, musikalisch

In cognate adjectives, the letter c in English is replaced with k: aktiv, kreativ,

kompetent

This cognate list should already add several German adjectives in your
vocabulary!

Conclusion
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Adjectives are an important part of any language such as German. I hope this list
of 250 (or 300 of you downloaded the PDF) will help broaden your German
vocabulary.

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