Polyglot Dictionary

Kerl

/kɛʁl/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Kerle

Meaning

  1. guy, fellow (colloquial)

    • Er ist ein netter Kerl.

      He's a nice guy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

typ

Kerl and Typ are close synonyms for "guy, fellow," both colloquial, largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does Kerl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist ein netter ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kerl?

Synonyms

  • Typ
nouncolloquial

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