teils

/taɪ̯ls/

adjective B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. partly

    Built from Teil (part) + -s ((adverb ending)).

    • Das Wetter ist teils sonnig, teils regnerisch.

      The weather is partly sunny, partly rainy.

Made of

  • Teil part
  • -s (adverb ending)

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

en partie

en partie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "partly."

Practice

1 What does teils mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Wetter ist ___ sonnig, teils regnerisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches teils?

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