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Für so viel Arbeit findet Otti zehn Prozent mehr Gehalt angemessen. For so much work, Otti thinks ten per cent more pay is fair.

adjective · B2

angemessen

[ˈanɡəˌmɛsn̩]

appropriate, fair, reasonable

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Grammar

Comparative
angemessener Compares two things: … als …
Superlative
am angemessensten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

an prefix ge prefix mess root en suffix

an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.
ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

unangemessenmessendas Maß

In Otti's situations: Otti asks for a pay rise

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