ordentlich

/ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç/

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. tidy, neat

    Built from Ordnung (order, tidiness) + -lich.

Similar words

adrett

Adrett describes a person's neat, smart appearance; ordentlich is the general word for tidy, which can describe a person or a place.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pulcro

ordentlich is the German word for the same thing — both mean "neat, tidy."

Practice

1 What does ordentlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sein Zimmer ist immer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ordentlich?

See also

adjectivecompound

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