gigantisch
/ɡiˈɡantɪʃ/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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gigantic, huge
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Das Gebäude war gigantisch.
The building was gigantic.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Spanish
gigantisch describes something gigantic, an extreme beyond plain Spanish grande (big/large).
French
gigantisch is far more extreme than French grand (big/tall) -- think gigantic, not just large.
Portuguese
gigantisch describes something gigantic, well beyond the plain size implied by Portuguese grande (big).
Practice
1 What does gigantisch mean?
gigantic, huge
2 Fill the gap: Das Gebäude war ___.
Full sentence: Das Gebäude war gigantisch. (The building was gigantic.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches gigantisch?
gigantisch: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
Synonyms
- riesig
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