meisterhaft

B2

masterful / masterly

English meaning
masterful / masterly
Vocabulary package
Positive Character Traits

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meisterhaft in a sentence

Seine meisterhafte Leistung beeindruckte alle Zuschauer.

His masterful performance impressed all the spectators.

Comparative and superlative

meisterhaft → meisterhafter → am meisterhaftesten

Word family

meisterhaft is built from der Meister (master; expert) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where meisterhaft comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) des Substantivs Meister und dem Suffix -haft im Sinne von behaftet

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Questions about meisterhaft

What is the comparative of meisterhaft?

meisterhaft → meisterhafter → am meisterhaftesten.

What does meisterhaft mean in English?

meisterhaft means "masterful / masterly". For example: "Seine meisterhafte Leistung beeindruckte alle Zuschauer." — "His masterful performance impressed all the spectators."

What level is meisterhaft in German?

meisterhaft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the positive character traits vocabulary.

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