physisch
/ˈfyːzɪʃ/
adjective
C1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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physical
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Die Arbeit ist physisch anstrengend.
The work is physically demanding.
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Similar words
körperlich is the everyday, native German word for "physical"; physisch is a more formal, scientific loanword.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does physisch mean?
physical
2 Fill the gap: Die Arbeit ist ___ anstrengend.
Full sentence: Die Arbeit ist physisch anstrengend. (The work is physically demanding.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches physisch?
physisch: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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