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sauer

A2

sour, acidic

English meaning
sour, acidic
Vocabulary package
Describing Food & Taste

sauer in a sentence

Zitronen sind mir zu sauer.

Lemons are too sour for me.

Comparative and superlative

sauer saurer am sauersten

Word family

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Where sauer comes from

Das im 8. Jahrhundert entstandene Adjektiv ist über das mittelhoch-, althoch- und mittelniederdeutsche sūr und das mittelniederländische suur vom germanischen *sūra (sauer) abgeleitet

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Questions about sauer

What is the comparative of sauer?

sauer → saurer → am sauersten.

What does sauer mean in English?

sauer means "sour, acidic". For example: "Zitronen sind mir zu sauer." — "Lemons are too sour for me."

What level is sauer in German?

sauer is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the describing food & taste vocabulary.

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