Polyglot Dictionary

betrübt

/bəˈtʁyːpt/

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 Negative

Meaning

  1. saddened

    Built from be- (make) + trüb (gloomy).

Made of

  • be- make
  • trüb gloomy

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

entristecido

entristecido is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "saddened."

Practice

1 What does betrübt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er war über die Nachricht ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches betrübt?

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