bürgerlich

/ˈbʏʁɡɐlɪç/

adjective B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. civil, middle-class

    Built from Bürger (citizen) + -lich (-ly).

    • Das ist eine bürgerliche Familie.

      That is a middle-class family.

Made of

  • Bürger citizen
  • -lich -ly

Practice

1 What does bürgerlich mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches bürgerlich?

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