tot

/toːt/

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. dead

    Not to be confused with Tod (death, the noun) or töten (to kill, the verb) — tot is only the adjective.

Similar words

verstorben

Tot is the plain, blunt word for dead; verstorben is the polite, formal word, "deceased" or "late."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

morto

morto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dead."

Practice

1 What does tot mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Pflanze war schon ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tot?

See also

adjective

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