sehnsüchtig

B2

longingly / yearning

English meaning
longingly / yearning
Vocabulary package
Sadness & Grief

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sehnsüchtig in a sentence

Er blickte sehnsüchtig aus dem Fenster.

He gazed longingly out of the window.

Word family

sehnsüchtig is built from süchtig (addicted). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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What does sehnsüchtig mean in English?

sehnsüchtig means "longingly / yearning". For example: "Er blickte sehnsüchtig aus dem Fenster." — "He gazed longingly out of the window."

What level is sehnsüchtig in German?

sehnsüchtig is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the sadness & grief vocabulary.

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