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Illustration of the B1 German word “die DDR”, which translates to “GDR (East Germany)”. A long grey concrete wall runs across a snowy field, and a single small watchtower stands beside it under a heavy sky, one lonely crow perched on the parapet.
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GDR (East Germany)

/ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ/

Examples — DDR in a sentence

Meine Großeltern lebten früher in der DDR.

My grandparents used to live in the GDR.

Die DDR existierte von 1949 bis 1990.

The GDR existed from 1949 to 1990.

How to remember it

DDR sounds like 'Dead Dead Red'. Remember the Communist 'East' Germany as 'Dead Dead Red'.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Demokratie”, which translates to “democracy”. Close-up of a badger dropping one glowing ballot leaf into a giant transparent jar that fills the frame, already brimming with countless softly shining leaves.
die Demokratie

/demokʁaˈtiː/

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democracy

Examples

Wir leben in einer stabilen Demokratie.

We live in a stable democracy.

Die Demokratie schützt die Rechte der Bürger.

Democracy protects the rights of citizens.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Diktatur”, which translates to “dictatorship”. Close-up of one enormous stern iron statue looming over a tiny cowering mouse, a single huge shadow-hand of the statue frozen mid-gesture across the sky.
die Diktatur

/dɪktaˈtuːɐ̯/

dictatorship

Examples

In einer Diktatur gibt es keine Meinungsfreiheit.

In a dictatorship there is no freedom of speech.

Viele Länder haben Diktaturen überwunden.

Many countries have overcome dictatorships.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “engagiert”, which translates to “committed, engaged, active”. A beaver in a hard hat hammers, saws, and plants saplings all at once, a blur of committed, tireless industry.
engagiert

/ɑ̃ɡaˈʒiːɐ̯t/

committed, engaged, active

Comparative Forms

Positive engagiert
Komparativ engagierter
Superlativ am engagiertesten

Examples

Sie ist sehr engagiert in ihrer Gemeinde.

She is very committed in her community.

Er ist ein engagierter Umweltschützer.

He is a committed environmentalist.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Entscheidung”, which translates to “decision”. Close-up of a badger standing at a huge glowing fork in a road, one bright golden path lit up as it plants a decisive paw firmly onto the chosen way.
die Entscheidung

/ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ/

decision

Examples

Das war eine schwierige Entscheidung für ihn.

That was a difficult decision for him.

Wir müssen heute eine Entscheidung treffen.

We have to make a decision today.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “feige”, which translates to “cowardly”. A huge rhinoceros in full knight's armor crouches trembling behind one tiny daisy in an open meadow, wide frightened eyes peeking over the petals.
feige

/ˈfaɪ̯ɡə/

cowardly

Comparative Forms

Positive feige
Komparativ feiger
Superlativ am feigsten

Examples

Er war zu feige, die Wahrheit zu sagen.

He was too cowardly to tell the truth.

Ein feiger Mensch wird oft unterschätzt.

A cowardly person is often underestimated.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “fliehend”, which translates to “fleeing (Partizip I as attribute)”. Close-up of a rabbit frozen mid-leap, a trail of shimmering autumn leaves hovering in the air where its feet just pushed off, the leaping rabbit filling the frame.
fliehend

/ˈfliːənt/

fleeing (Partizip I as attribute)

Examples

Man sah die fliehenden Tiere im Wald.

One saw the fleeing animals in the forest.

Die Polizei verfolgte die fliehenden Räuber.

The police pursued the fleeing robbers.

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