erstaunt

/ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nt/

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. astonished

    • Sie sah ihn erstaunt an.

      She looked at him in astonishment.

Similar words

verblüfft

Erstaunt is astonished, surprised; verblüfft is stronger, amazed to the point of being baffled or at a loss for words.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

atónito

atónito is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "astonished."

Practice

1 What does erstaunt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie sah ihn ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erstaunt?

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