gemein — mean, nasty, cruel, common in German
adjectiveUnleveled
Pronunciation
/gəˈmain/
Quick Facts
Level
Unleveled
Frequency
51/100
Source Rank
#9,999
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Word Family
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Gemein Family5 wordsUnleveled 3B1 2Noun 3Adjective 2
Example Sentences
Ich bin nicht gemein.
I'm not mean.
Sei nicht so gemein!
Don't be so nasty.
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Corpus Neighbors
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eben
even, flat, level, plane, planar
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hintere, hinterer, hinteres
rear, back, posterior
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gewiss
certain, sure
AdjectiveSame word class#400
wesentlich
essential, fundamental
AdjectiveSame word class#437
amerikanisch
American
AdjectiveSame word class#518
wirtschaftlich
economic
AdjectiveSame word class#535
entscheidend
decisive, significant, crucial
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englisch
English
AdjectiveSame word class#638
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