unterschiedlich

B1

different, varied

English meaning
different, varied
Vocabulary package
Comparison & Difference

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unterschiedlich in a sentence

Mein Bruder und ich sind sehr unterschiedlich. Er interessiert sich für Mathematik, ich mich für Sprachen.

My brother and I are very different. He is interested in mathematics, I in languages.

Comparative and superlative

unterschiedlich → unterschiedlicher → am unterschiedlichsten

Word family

unterschiedlich is built from der Unterschied (difference). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where unterschiedlich comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch underscheidelich, underscheidenlich, underscheidelîche, underschidelîchen, underschiedlich; zu althochdeutsch untarsceidlih, untarsceidlihho :strukturell: Ableitung von Unterschied mit dem Suffix -lich

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Questions about unterschiedlich

What is the comparative of unterschiedlich?

unterschiedlich → unterschiedlicher → am unterschiedlichsten.

What does unterschiedlich mean in English?

unterschiedlich means "different, varied". For example: "Mein Bruder und ich sind sehr unterschiedlich. Er interessiert sich für Mathematik, ich mich für Sprachen." — "My brother and I are very different. He is interested in mathematics, I in languages."

What level is unterschiedlich in German?

unterschiedlich is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the comparison & difference vocabulary.

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