Schlecht
Example: Das Wetter ist heute wirklich schlecht und regnerisch.
Definition
"Schlecht" describes something of poor quality, undesirable, or unfavorable. It can refer to conditions, performance, or characteristics, such as in the phrase 'The weather is really bad and rainy today,' indicating unpleasant or negative circumstances.
Etymology
The word "schlecht" comes from Old High German 'sleht,' meaning straightforward or simple, but over time its meaning shifted to signify bad or poor. Did you know that the original sense was positive before evolving into its current negative meaning?
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"Schlecht" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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