Vocabulary
ernst
· adjective
serious
A face that doesn't smile, a serious problem — and when you can't believe it: „Das meinst du doch nicht ernst!“
CEFR A2Frequency ●●●●●
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Forms
- Komparativ
- ernster
- Superlativ
- am ernstesten
One word, many lives
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ernst
serious
Und mein Vater … na ja, er ist ein bisschen ernst.
And my father … well, he's a bit serious.
Word family
ernstder Ernstseriousnessernsthaftserious, seriously
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
lustig
Real examples
- Und mein Vater … na ja, er ist ein bisschen ernst.And my father … well, he's a bit serious.
- Das meinst du doch nicht ernst!You can't be serious!
- Die Situation ist ernst.The situation is serious.
