Polyglot Dictionary

achtsam

/ˈaxtzaːm/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. mindful

    Built from Acht (heed) + -sam (-ful).

Made of

  • Acht heed
  • -sam -ful

Similar words

bedacht

achtsam is more about mindfulness and awareness, meditation-adjacent; bedacht is more about being careful and deliberate in action.

Similar in other languages

English

aware

Close — mindful and aware overlap.

English

careful

Close — mindful relates to careful.

Spanish

esmerado

Close — mindful relates to careful, painstaking (esmerado).

Practice

1 What does achtsam mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sei ___ im Straßenverkehr.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches achtsam?

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