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seltsam

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adjectiveobsolete
  1. strange, weird, odd, funny, curious
  2. rare, seldom
adverb
  1. strangely, weirdly, oddly, curiously

Forms

Declension

masculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeseltsamerseltsameseltsamesseltsame
genitiveseltsamenseltsamerseltsamenseltsamer
dativeseltsamemseltsamerseltsamemseltsamen
accusativeseltsamenseltsameseltsamesseltsame

Degrees

comparativeseltsamer
superlativeam seltsamsten

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

  • Das Haus ist seltsam still.The house is strangely quiet.A1Denken und Fühlen — Thinking and feeling (A1)
  • Das ist seltsam: Er hat uns verraten.That's strange: he has betrayed us.A1Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A1)
  • „Das ist wirklich seltsam", meine ich."That really is strange," I say.A1Ein Abend mit Lena — An evening with Lena (A1)
  • Seltsam ist jedoch: Der Alarm hat nicht funktioniert.The strange thing, though, is that the alarm didn't work.A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • merkwürdigstrange, odd; remarkable, noteworthy; worthy to remember
  • seltenrare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce; unusual, curious
  • sonderbarstrange, odd

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