begeistert

/bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt/

adjective A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

enthusiastic, thrilled

The past participle of begeistern (to thrill/enthuse), used as an adjective.
- Sie war begeistert von dem Geschenk.
  
  She was thrilled with the gift.

Similar words

Begeistert is the everyday word for enthusiastic/thrilled; glühend is figurative, "glowing" with enthusiasm, a more literary intensifier.

verrückt

Close in a casual sense — begeistert is enthusiastic/thrilled; verrückt literally means "crazy," but like English "crazy about," it is often used to mean wildly enthusiastic.

Similar in other languages

French

zélé

Close — enthusiastic, thrilled relates to zealous (zélé).

Practice

1 What does begeistert mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie war ___ von dem Geschenk.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches begeistert?

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