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Illustration of the A2 German word “spannend”, which translates to “exciting, thrilling”. A bug-eyed rabbit perches on the very edge of its seat, popcorn frozen mid-air around it, utterly gripped and breathless with thrilled anticipation.
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spannend

exciting, thrilling

/ˈʃpanənt/

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positive spannend
Komparativ spannender
Superlativ am spannendsten

Examples — spannend in a sentence

Der Film war sehr spannend.

The film was very exciting.

Ich lese gerade ein spannendes Buch.

I am currently reading an exciting book.

How to remember it

SHPANN-end sounds like 'span end.' Imagine the exciting moment at the end of a long span of tension.

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der Stress

/ʃtʁɛs/

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stress

Examples

Ich habe viel Stress bei der Arbeit.

I have a lot of stress at work.

Er hat oft Stress mit seinen Kollegen.

He often has stress with his colleagues.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “das Studium”, which translates to “university studies”. Professor Kauz, a lanky old man with a wild grey Einstein halo of hair, half-moon spectacles and a mustard-yellow waistcoat, sits buried in an enormous teetering tower of open books, utterly absorbed in study.
das Studium

/ˈʃtuːdi̯ʊm/

university studies

Examples

Mein Studium in Berlin war sehr interessant.

My studies in Berlin were very interesting.

Sie möchte nach dem Abitur ein Studium beginnen.

She wants to start university studies after graduation.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Traumberuf”, which translates to “dream job”. A person sitting at a desk made of clouds, sketching their perfect career on a canvas that transforms the drawings into real, magical objects.
der Traumberuf

/ˈtʁaʊ̯mbəˌʁuːf/

dream job

Examples

Mein Traumberuf ist Pilot.

My dream job is a pilot.

Hast du deinen Traumberuf schon gefunden?

Have you found your dream job yet?

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Illustration of the A2 German word “trotzdem”, which translates to “nevertheless, still, anyway”. A small flower blooming proudly through a thick layer of blue ice, glowing with golden light despite the cold surroundings.
trotzdem

/ˈtʁɔt͡sdeːm/

nevertheless, still, anyway

Examples

Es regnete, trotzdem gingen wir spazieren.

It rained, nevertheless we went for a walk.

Er war müde, trotzdem arbeitete er weiter.

He was tired, but he still kept working.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “überlegen”, which translates to “to consider, to think about”. A thinker sitting on a giant glowing lightbulb, surrounded by floating thought-bubbles containing miniature galaxies and maps.
überlegen

/ˌyːbɐˈleːɡn̩/

to consider, to think about

Principal parts

überlegen, überlegte, hat überlegt

ich überlege
du überlegst
er/sie/es überlegt
wir überlegen
ihr überlegt
sie/Sie überlegen

Examples

Ich werde es mir gut überlegen.

I will consider it carefully.

Sie überlegte das interessante Angebot.

She considered the interesting offer.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Universität”, which translates to “university”. Close-up of a grand hall where floating books form the floors and a badger climbs a staircase of paper toward glowing knowledge, the paper stairs filling the frame.
die Universität

/ˌunivɛʁziˈtɛːt/

university

Examples

Sie studiert an der Universität in Berlin.

She studies at the university in Berlin.

Meine Schwester geht nächste Woche zur Universität.

My sister is going to university next week.

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