Polyglot Dictionary

besondere

/bəˈzɔndəʁə/

adjective A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. special

    Built from be- ((intens.)) + sondern (to separate).

    • Das ist ein besonderer Tag.

      That is a special day.

Made of

  • be- (intens.)
  • sondern to separate

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

especial

especial is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "special."

Portuguese

especial

especial is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "special."

Practice

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