streng
A2strict; stern
- English meaning
- strict; stern
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streng in a sentence
Der Lehrer von meiner Tochter ist sehr streng.
My daughter's teacher is very strict.
Comparative and superlative
streng → strenger → am strengsten
Word family
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Where streng comes from
mittelhochdeutsch strenge, althochdeutsch strengi „stark, tapfer, hart, unfreundlich“, zugrunde liegt diesem Adjektiv ebenso wie dem Substantiv Strang die indogermanische Wurzel *stren–k–, *stren–g(h)– „straff, beengt, zusammengedreht“
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Questions about streng
What is the comparative of streng?
streng → strenger → am strengsten.
What does streng mean in English?
streng means "strict; stern". For example: "Der Lehrer von meiner Tochter ist sehr streng." — "My daughter's teacher is very strict."
What level is streng in German?
streng is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the describing personality vocabulary.
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