gemein
A2#1,545Hear it
adjective
- mean, nasty, wicked
- ordinary, common, average
- base, vile, vulgar
- having a characteristic in common
adverb
- very; intensely
- wicked, beastly, awfully, awful
Forms
Declension
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gemeiner | gemeine | gemeines | gemeine |
| genitive | gemeinen | gemeiner | gemeinen | gemeiner |
| dative | gemeinem | gemeiner | gemeinem | gemeinen |
| accusative | gemeinen | gemeine | gemeines | gemeine |
Degrees
| comparative | gemeiner |
|---|---|
| superlative | am gemeinsten |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Mama! Der Jakob ist gemein!Mum! Jakob is being mean!A1Der Krampus kommt — The Krampus Is Coming
- Das ist gemein! Du hast doch die Fähigkeit, das allein zu schaffen.That's mean! You have the ability to manage it on your own.A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)
- „Sei nicht so gemein", sagt die Mutter, „ihr solltet einander helfen.""Don't be so mean," says the mother, "you should help each other."A2Ferien an der Ostsee — Holidays on the Baltic (A2)
- „Vampire sind nicht real", sagt Jake. „Aber Albträume schon", sagt Tim und lacht gemein."Vampires aren't real," says Jake. "But nightmares are," says Tim, with a nasty laugh.A2Jake kommt an die Ostsee — Jake comes to the Baltic (A2)