spannend
/ˈʃpanənt/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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exciting, thrilling, suspenseful
Present participle of spannen (to stretch, to make tense).
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Das Buch war unglaublich spannend.
The book was incredibly exciting.
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Similar words
Close, figuratively — "an electric atmosphere" means an exciting one.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
apasionante is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "exciting, thrilling."
English
spannend means exciting or thrilling, close to the figurative sense of electric -- 'the atmosphere was electric' means thrillingly exciting.
Practice
1 What does spannend mean?
exciting, thrilling, suspenseful
2 Fill the gap: Das Buch war unglaublich ___.
Full sentence: Das Buch war unglaublich spannend. (The book was incredibly exciting.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches spannend?
spannend: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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