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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Respekt”, which translates to “respect”. A tiny field mouse doffs its cap, and an enormous grizzly bear bows deeply back, hat pressed to his chest, the whole forest leaning in to watch.
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respect

/ʁeˈspɛkt/

Examples — Respekt in a sentence

Er hat viel Respekt vor seinem Lehrer.

He has a lot of respect for his teacher.

Zeigen Sie Respekt gegenüber älteren Menschen.

Show respect towards older people.

How to remember it

REH-SPEKT. This word for **respect** sounds almost identical to its English counterpart! Easy to remember!

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Illustration of the B1 German word “respektvoll”, which translates to “respectful”. Close-up of a young deer bowing its head low to an ancient tusked boar who tips his great head graciously in return, the two faces filling the frame.
respektvoll

/ʁeˈspɛktˌfɔl/

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respectful

Comparative Forms

Positive respektvoll
Komparativ respektvoller
Superlativ am respektvollsten

Examples

Bitte behandeln Sie alle Menschen respektvoll.

Please treat all people respectfully.

Ihr Verhalten war sehr respektvoll den Älteren gegenüber.

Her behavior was very respectful towards the elders.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Retrotrend”, which translates to “retro trend”. A hare in enormous flared trousers and round tinted glasses strikes a disco pose beside a gleaming vintage record player, dust motes glittering in the beam.
der Retrotrend

/ˈʁeːtʁoˌtʁɛnt/

retro trend

Examples

Der Retrotrend ist in der Mode sehr beliebt.

The retro trend is very popular in fashion.

Viele Unternehmen nutzen den Retrotrend im Marketing.

Many companies use the retro trend in marketing.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “rücksichtslos”, which translates to “inconsiderate”. Close-up of a grumpy bull tromping through a shop of floating teacups, oblivious as cups wobble around its horns, the careless bull filling the frame.
rücksichtslos

/ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːs/

inconsiderate

Comparative Forms

Positive rücksichtslos
Komparativ rücksichtsloser
Superlativ am rücksichtslosesten

Examples

Sein rücksichtsloses Verhalten ärgerte alle Beteiligten.

His inconsiderate behavior annoyed everyone involved.

Es war rücksichtslos, die Musik so laut zu spielen.

It was inconsiderate to play the music so loudly.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Schallplatte”, which translates to “vinyl record”. Close-up of a giant vinyl record spinning, glowing colourful sound-waves curling off its grooves into dancing notes, the record filling the frame.
die Schallplatte

/ˈʃalˌplatə/

vinyl record

Examples

Er sammelt alte Schallplatten.

He collects old vinyl records.

Ich höre gerne Musik von Schallplatten.

I like listening to music from vinyl records.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “sich entschuldigen”, which translates to “to apologize”. Close-up of a hedgehog with a hand on its heart bowing its head, holding out a huge glowing white flower of apology, cheeks pink with a sincere sorry, filling the frame.
sich entschuldigen

/ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩/

to apologize

Principal parts

sich entschuldigen, entschuldigte sich, hat sich entschuldigt

ich entschuldige mich
du entschuldigst dich
er/sie/es entschuldigt sich
wir entschuldigen uns
ihr entschuldigt euch
sie/Sie entschuldigen sich

Examples

Er sollte sich dafür bei ihr entschuldigen.

He should apologize to her for that.

Ich möchte mich bei dir herzlich entschuldigen.

I want to sincerely apologize to you.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “sich erinnern”, which translates to “to remember”. Close-up of a wistful otter gazing into a huge glowing floating thought-bubble above it, a warm bright little memory of a lantern-lit evening replaying inside the orb.
sich erinnern

/ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn/

to remember

Principal parts

sich erinnern, erinnerte sich, hat sich erinnert

ich erinnere mich
du erinnerst dich
er/sie/es erinnert sich
wir erinnern uns
ihr erinnert euch
sie/Sie erinnern sich

Examples

Ich kann mich nicht mehr daran erinnern.

I cannot remember that anymore.

Erinnerst du dich an unseren letzten Urlaub?

Do you remember our last vacation?

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respektvoll — respectful

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