schlecht
A1bad, poor
- English meaning
- bad, poor
- CEFR level
- A1 — Beginner
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schlecht in a sentence
Mir ist schlecht!
I feel bad!
Comparative and superlative
schlecht → schlechter → am schlechtesten
Word family
schlecht is built from echt (real, genuine). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where schlecht comes from
althochdeutsch und mittelhochdeutsch sleht „geradeaus, schlicht, einfach, gut“, seit dem 15. Jahrhundert das Gegenteil „nicht gut“, in manchem Kompositum aus dem 17. Jahrhundert mit der ursprünglichen Bedeutung erhalten
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Questions about schlecht
What is the comparative of schlecht?
schlecht → schlechter → am schlechtesten.
What does schlecht mean in English?
schlecht means "bad, poor". For example: "Mir ist schlecht!" — "I feel bad!"
What level is schlecht in German?
schlecht is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the illness & symptoms vocabulary.
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