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Translate the following word.
If it is a noun, don't forget to add the proper article.

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IV. Flashcards - Train your german vocabulary opposite adjectives 1

Have you noticed? In German adjectives have quite a lot of endings and give a lot of headaches to non-natives, why don’t you start off by reading our lesson on Adjective - endings and then, solve some exercises to get the hang of it? Follow the links and become a master of adjective-endings !

“Je… desto…” structure corresponds to “the …. the…”

Learning the adjective also requires understanding how to use the comparative and superlative forms; for a better grasp of the grammar, we strongly advise you to revise them in our short and sweet lesson on “Comparative and superlative adjectives”

Alle Millionäre haben sehr teure Autos - All millionaires have very expensive cars

Ich würde lieber in einer neuen teuren Wohnung wohnen als in einer alten und billigen - I'd rather live in a new expensive apartment than an old and cheap one

Die T-Shirts sind im Angebot sehr günstig - The T-shirts are very cheap in the offer

Ich bin so hungrig - I’m so hungry

Er ist nicht so reich wie ich - He's not as rich as I am

Je mehr du liest, desto mehr du verstehst - The more you read, the more you understand

Sie ist eine fleißige Schülerin und eine gute Tochter - She’s a hard-working student and a good daughter

Ich habe eine leere Brieftasche, aber einen vollen Magen - I have an empty wallet but a full stomach

Warum sind deine Schuhe so schmutzig? - Why are your shoes so dirty?

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III. Vocabulary hints - Opposite adjectives in German

II. Phrasal verbs - Opposite adjectives in German

*Scroll right and left through the table. He's friendly!

Adjectives	stark – schwach	-	strong - weak
-	heiß – kalt	-	hot - cold
-	lang – kurz	-	long/tall - short
-	glücklich – traurig	-	happy - sad
-	reich – arm	-	rich - poor
-	teuer – billig	-	expensive - cheap
-	hässlich - wunderschön	-	ugly - beautiful
-	faul - fleißig	-	lazy - hard-working
-	groß - klein	-	big - small
-	dreckig, schmutzig - sauber	-	dirty - clean
-	trocken - nass	-	dry - wet
-	kompliziert - einfach	-	complicated - easy
-	dumm - klug	-	stupid - smart
-	voll - leer	-	full - empty
-	niedrig - hoch	-	low - high
-	früh - spät	-	early - later
-	günstig - teuer	-	cheap - expensive
-	gut - böse	-	good - bad
-	eng - weit	-	narrow - wide
-	dünn - dick	-	thin - thick
-	schnell - langsam	-	fast - slow
-	positiv - negativ	-	positive - negative
-	wertvoll - wertlos	-	valuable/worthy - unworthy
-	viel - wenig	-	much - a little
-	schwierig - leicht	-	difficult - easy
-	nah - fern	-	close - far
-	laut - leise	-	loud - quiet
-	hungrig - satt	-	hungry - full
-	hell - dunkel	-	light - dark
-	häufig - selten	-	frequent - rare
-	gesund - krank	-	healthy - sick