ordnungsgemäß

/ˈɔʁdnʊŋsɡəˌmɛːs/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. proper, duly

    • Das Formular wurde ordnungsgemäß ausgefüllt.

      The form was duly filled in.

Similar words

korrekt

Ordnungsgemäß is proper/duly, done according to the correct procedure; korrekt is the more general word for correct.

Similar in other languages

English

decent

Close — proper, duly relates to decent.

English

appropriate

Close — appropriate relates to proper, duly (ordnungsgemäß).

Practice

1 What does ordnungsgemäß mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Formular wurde ___ ausgefüllt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ordnungsgemäß?

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