Vocabulary
ernsthaft
/ˈɛʁnsthaft/· adjective
serious; seriously
Ernsthaft? — the colloquial question when you can't believe something.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- ernsthafter
- Superlativ
- am ernsthaftesten
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ernsthaft
serious
Wir haben ein ernsthaftes Problem.
We have a serious problem.
Word family
ernsthafternstseriousder Ernstseriousnessim Ernstseriously
Common combinations
- ernsthaft krankseriously ill
- ernsthaft überlegento seriously consider
- Ernsthaft?Seriously?
Real examples
- Ernsthaft? Du hast gekündigt?Seriously? You've quit?
- Sie ist ernsthaft an dem Job interessiert.She's seriously interested in the job.
- Es gab keine ernsthaften Verletzungen.There were no serious injuries.
