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finster

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adjective
  1. dark
  2. gloomy, lowering

Forms

Declension

masculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativefinstererfinsterefinsteresfinstere
genitivefinsterenfinstererfinsterenfinsterer
dativefinsteremfinstererfinsteremfinsteren
accusativefinsterenfinsterefinsteresfinstere

Degrees

comparativefinsterer
superlativeam finstersten

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Used in the library

  • Im finsteren Keller des Museums stehen noch die alten Zellen.In the museum's gloomy cellar the old cells still stand.B2Noch einmal, bitte (6) — Once more, please (6) (B2)
  • Heinz macht ein finsteres Gesicht, sobald Greta von Bier aus der Dose spricht.Heinz pulls a grim face as soon as Greta talks about beer in cans.B2Noch einmal, bitte (29) — Once more, please (29) (B2)
  • Ohne Lampe wäre es im Stollen völlig finster, denn hierher kommt nie Tageslicht.Without a lamp it would be completely dark in the tunnel, because daylight never reaches here.B2Noch einmal, bitte (17) — Once more, please (17) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • dunkeldark; deep
  • düsterdark, dim, gloomy, obscure; cheerless, melancholy, somber

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