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Meet verlegen

Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.

All 3 meanings

  1. abashed, embarrassed, confused, disconcerted, self-conscious
  2. lacking, short of
  3. (rare) creased (from having been lain on)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How verlegen changes

Adjective endings after der/die/das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeeeen
accusativeeneeen
dativeenenenen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der verlegene Mann lächelt.The embarrassed man smiles.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mann“ →
  2. 2
    Sie sieht eine verlegene Frau.She sees an embarrassed woman.Accusative · sehenPractise „die Frau“ →
  3. 3
    Er antwortet mit einem verlegenen Lächeln.He replies with an embarrassed smile.Dative · mitPractise „das Lächeln“ →
  4. 4
    Anna besucht ihre verlegenen Eltern.Anna visits her embarrassed parents.Accusative · besuchenPractise „die Eltern“ →
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