Vocabulary
nervös
/nɛʁˈvøːs/· adjective
nervous
Before an exam, an interview, the first phone call in German.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- nervöser
- Superlativ
- am nervösesten
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
nervös
nervous, anxious (before something)
Vor der Prüfung bin ich immer nervös.
I'm always nervous before an exam.
Word family
nervösdie Nervositätnervousnessder Nervnervenervento get on someone's nerves (colloq.)
Common combinations
- nervös werdento get nervous
- jemanden nervös machento make someone nervous
- die Nerven verlierento lose one's nerve
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
aufgeregtangespanntunruhig
↔ Opposites
ruhiggelassenentspannt
Common learner mistakes
- Du nervöst mich.Du nervst mich. / Du machst mich nervös.nervös is only an adjective; the verb is nerven (to annoy).
Real examples
- Vor dem Vorstellungsgespräch war ich total nervös.I was really nervous before the job interview.
- Werd nicht nervös – du hast gut gelernt.Don't get nervous — you've studied well.
- Das ständige Klingeln macht mich nervös.The constant ringing makes me nervous.
