elend
B2miserable
- English meaning
- miserable
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
- Vocabulary package
- Sadness & Grief
- Dictionary
- German words with E
elend in a sentence
Ihm war elend zumute nach der schlechten Nachricht.
He felt miserable after the bad news.
Comparative and superlative
elend → elender → am elendsten
Where elend comes from
mittelhochdeutsch ellende, althochdeutsch elilenti, westgermanisch *alja-landja „außer Landes seiend“
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Questions about elend
What is the comparative of elend?
elend → elender → am elendsten.
What does elend mean in English?
elend means "miserable". For example: "Ihm war elend zumute nach der schlechten Nachricht." — "He felt miserable after the bad news."
What level is elend in German?
elend is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the sadness & grief vocabulary.
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