Polyglot Dictionary

glücklich

/ˈɡlʏklɪç/

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. happy

    Describes a deeper or more general state of happiness than froh, which is lighter and often tied to gladness about one specific thing.

    • Sie war noch nie so glücklich gewesen.

      She had never been so happy before.

Similar words

froh

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

Similar in other languages

French

heureux

heureux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "happy."

Portuguese

feliz

feliz is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "happy."

Practice

1 What does glücklich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie war noch nie so ___ gewesen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches glücklich?

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