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nervig

/ˈnɛʁfɪç/· adjective

annoying

Colloquial and everywhere: a nervig alarm, a nervig flatmate, a nervig song.

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nervig
annoying

Das ist so nervig!

That's so annoying!

Word family

nervignervento get on someone's nervesder Nervnervenervösnervous

Common combinations

  • total nervigtotally annoying
  • ein nerviges Geräuschan annoying noise
  • nervig seinto be annoying

Real examples

  • Die laute Musik ist echt nervig.The loud music is really annoying.
  • Sein Wecker ist der nervigste Wecker der Welt.His alarm is the most annoying alarm in the world.
  • Es ist nervig, wenn das Bad immer besetzt ist.It's annoying when the bathroom is always occupied.

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