Polyglot Dictionary

froh

/fʁoː/

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 Positive

Meaning

  1. glad, happy

    Overlaps with glücklich, but froh is more often about being glad about a specific thing, while glücklich describes a deeper or general state of happiness.

Similar words

glücklich

glücklich describes a deeper or general state of happiness; froh is lighter, often tied to gladness about one specific thing.

Similar in other languages

English

cheerful

cheerful and German froh (glad, happy) both describe a bright, upbeat mood.

Practice

1 What does froh mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich bin ___, dass du hier bist.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches froh?

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