Polyglot Dictionary

nervös

/nɛɐ̯ˈvøːs/

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

Meaning

  1. nervous

Similar words

angespannt

Angespannt is tense, often physically (muscles, atmosphere); nervös is the more general word for nervous.

Similar in other languages

French

nerveux

nerveux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nervous."

Portuguese

nervoso

nervoso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nervous."

Practice

1 What does nervös mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vor der Prüfung war sie sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nervös?

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