dumm

/dʊm/

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 Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

comparative
dümmer
superlative
am dümmsten

Meaning

  1. stupid, dumb

    • Das war eine dumme Frage.

      That was a stupid question.

Similar words

begriffsstutzig

Close, informal — slow on the uptake and stupid overlap.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

burro

burro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stupid, dumb."

Practice

1 What does dumm mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches dumm?

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