furchtbar
/ˈfʊʁçtbaːɐ̯/
adjective
A2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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terrible, awful
Built from Furcht (fear) + -bar; close to schrecklich and fürchterlich.
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Das Essen war furchtbar.
The food was awful.
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Similar words
furchtbar and fürchterlich are near-synonyms for "terrible" — both from the same root (Furcht), used almost interchangeably.
Practice
1 What does furchtbar mean?
terrible, awful
2 Fill the gap: Das Essen war ___.
Full sentence: Das Essen war furchtbar. (The food was awful.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches furchtbar?
furchtbar: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, negative connotation.
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