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Illustration of the B1 German word “-los”, which translates to “suffix meaning 'without'”. A sock puppet peels off its sock and holds up the completely bare hand, now utterly without its covering.
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-los

suffix meaning 'without'

/ˌloːs/

Examples — -los in a sentence

Das WLAN ist hier komplett kostenlos.

The Wi-Fi here is completely free.

Er fühlte sich machtlos in dieser Situation.

He felt powerless in this situation.

How to remember it

LOS sounds like 'loss' — if something is '-LOS', it means it has suffered a 'loss' of that thing, so it is without it.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “nachdem”, which translates to “after”. Close-up of a moth with fresh velvet wings perched beside its split-open cocoon, both filling the frame, the empty papery shell still hanging beside it.
nachdem

/naːxˈdeːm/

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after

Examples

Nachdem sie gegessen hatte, ging sie schlafen.

After she had eaten, she went to sleep.

Nachdem das Meeting endete, fuhren wir heim.

After the meeting ended, we drove home.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “obdachlos”, which translates to “homeless”. A small dog curls up asleep under a threadbare blanket on a bare stone step in the falling snow, with warm golden windows glowing in the buildings far above it.
obdachlos

/ˈɔpdaxˌloːs/

homeless

Examples

Viele Menschen sind leider obdachlos in der Stadt.

Many people are unfortunately homeless in the city.

Sie halfen einer obdachlosen Familie mit Spenden.

They helped a homeless family with donations.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Plusquamperfekt”, which translates to “past perfect tense”. Close-up of an enormous ornate grandfather clock filling the frame, its hands spinning backwards, golden sand streaming upward inside the glass and old footprints on the ground melting back into fresh grass.
das Plusquamperfekt

/ˈplʊskvampɛʁˌfɛkt/

past perfect tense

Examples

Das Plusquamperfekt drückt eine Vorzeitigkeit aus.

The past perfect expresses an action before another past action.

Sie erklärte die Bildung des Plusquamperfekts sehr gut.

She explained the formation of the past perfect very well.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “prägen”, which translates to “to shape, to influence (character)”. A gentle bear pressing a large brass coin-stamp down onto a glowing lump of soft golden clay, the child-like smiling face of the coin sinking permanently into the warm surface
prägen

/ˈpʁɛːɡn̩/

to shape, to influence (character)

Principal parts

prägen, prägte, hat geprägt

ich präge
du prägst
er/sie/es prägt
wir prägen
ihr prägt
sie/Sie prägen

Examples

Kindheitserfahrungen prägen unsere Persönlichkeit stark.

Childhood experiences strongly shape our personality.

Diese Zeit prägte sein ganzes Leben.

This period shaped his entire life.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Rückschlag”, which translates to “setback”. Close-up of a running hare bouncing backward off a giant soft marshmallow wall, shrugging with a wry smile, the hare and springy wall filling the frame.
der Rückschlag

/ˈʁʏkˌʃlaːk/

setback

Examples

Ein Rückschlag kann auch neue Möglichkeiten eröffnen.

A setback can also open new opportunities.

Trotz des Rückschlags blieb er optimistisch.

Despite the setback, he remained optimistic.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “schwierig”, which translates to “difficult”. Close-up of a mole facing a huge glowing knot of tangled bright rope that fills the frame, scratching its head at the one impossibly difficult puzzle before it.
schwierig

/ˈʃviːʁɪç/

difficult

Comparative Forms

Positive schwierig
Komparativ schwieriger
Superlativ am schwierigsten

Examples

Diese Aufgabe ist wirklich schwierig zu lösen.

This task is really difficult to solve.

Die Prüfung war unerwartet schwierig für die Studenten.

The exam was unexpectedly difficult for the students.

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nachdem — after

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