leer

/leːɐ̯/

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 Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. empty

Similar words

hungrig

Close, figuratively — "an empty stomach" means being hungry.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

vazio

vazio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "empty."

Practice

1 What does leer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Kühlschrank ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches leer?

Opposites

  • voll

See also

adjectivecore-vocabulary

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