verschroben
B2cranky
- English meaning
- cranky
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
- Vocabulary package
- Negative Character Traits
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- German words with V
verschroben in a sentence
Sein verschrobenes Verhalten war schwer zu verstehen.
His cranky behavior was hard to understand.
Comparative and superlative
verschroben → verschrobener → am verschrobensten
Word family
verschroben is built from der Vers (verse/line of poetry) and oben (above, upstairs). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where verschroben comes from
Partizipialadjektiv im Sinne von verdreht, absonderlich, wunderlich (18. Jahrhundert), zu verschrauben in dessen älterer Bedeutung verkehrt, falsch schrauben, verdrehen, das wie das zugehörige Simplex (siehe unter schrauben) im en und Mitte…
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Questions about verschroben
What is the comparative of verschroben?
verschroben → verschrobener → am verschrobensten.
What does verschroben mean in English?
verschroben means "cranky". For example: "Sein verschrobenes Verhalten war schwer zu verstehen." — "His cranky behavior was hard to understand."
What level is verschroben in German?
verschroben is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.
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