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selten

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adjective
  1. rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce
  2. unusual, curious
adverbinformal
  1. seldom; rarely
  2. unusually; extremely

Forms

Declension

masculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeseltenerselteneseltenesseltene
genitiveseltenenseltenerseltenenseltener
dativeseltenemseltenerseltenemseltenen
accusativeseltenenselteneseltenesseltene

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

  • Der Zug fährt pünktlich ab, für die Bahn besonders selten.The train leaves on time, which is especially rare for the railway.A1Ein Tag in Hamburg — A day in Hamburg (A1)
  • Deshalb waren Bücher sehr teuer und selten.That is why books were very expensive and rare.A2Gutenberg in Mainz
  • Heute stellen wir ein seltenes Tier vor: das Nasobēm.Today we present a rare animal: the nasobame.A2Das Nasobēm — The Nasobame
  • Er taucht selten, weil er mit der Kälte nicht gut umgehen kann.He rarely dives, because he can't cope well with the cold.A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • sehrvery; a lot, much

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