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dumm

/dʊm/· adjective

stupid; silly, annoying

So was Dummes! — when something annoying happens.

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Komparativ
dümmer
Superlativ
am dümmsten

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dumm
stupid

Das war eine dumme Idee.

That was a stupid idea.

Word family

dummdie Dummheitstupidityder Dummkopffooldummerweisestupidly, unfortunately

Common combinations

  • eine dumme Fragea silly question
  • Wie dumm!How annoying!
  • sich dumm anstellento act clumsily

Similar & opposite

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Real examples

  • Es gibt keine dummen Fragen.There are no stupid questions.
  • Das war wirklich dumm von mir.That was really stupid of me.
  • So etwas Dummes! Der Bus ist weg.How annoying! The bus has gone.

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