Vocabulary
bunt
/bʊnt/· adjective
colourful, multicoloured
Many colours at once — socks, Easter eggs, a mixed salad (ein bunter Salat).
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
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Forms
- Komparativ
- bunter
- Superlativ
- am buntesten
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
bunt
colourful
Sie trägt gern bunte Kleider.
She likes wearing colourful dresses.
Word family
buntkunterbuntvery colourful, higgledy-piggledyder Buntstiftcoloured pencildie Buntwäschecoloured laundry
Common combinations
- bunte Sockencolourful socks
- Das wird mir zu bunt!That's too much for me! (idiom)
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
einfarbig
Common learner mistakes
- Das Kleid ist farbenvoll.Das Kleid ist bunt.German doesn't say „farbenvoll“: colourful is bunt (or farbenfroh).
Real examples
- Mein Vater mag keine bunten Farben.My father doesn't like bright colours.
- Das Hemd ist mir zu bunt.The shirt is too colourful for me.
- Die Kinder malen ein buntes Bild.The children are painting a colourful picture.
