Im Hof steht ein baufälliger Schuppen mit schiefem Dach. There's a dilapidated shed with a crooked roof in the courtyard.

adjective · C1

baufällig

[ˈbaʊ̯ˌfɛlɪç]

dilapidated, unsafe

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Other Examples

Wir dürfen den Balkon nicht mehr betreten, weil er als baufällig gilt.

We're no longer allowed on the balcony because it's considered unsafe.
Du wirst kaum glauben, wie baufällig das Haus vor der Sanierung war.

You'll hardly believe how dilapidated the building was before the refurbishment.
Frau Hilde erzählt, dass die Treppe damals so baufällig war, dass man nur am Rand gehen durfte.

Frau Hilde says the stairs were so dilapidated back then that you could only walk along the edge.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

bau root fäll root ig suffix

-ig: makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).

Word family

der Baubauenverfallender Verfall

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde and the history of her building

der Altbau die Architektur das Baujahr die Bausubstanz behutsam denkmalgeschützt der Dielenboden der Erker die Fassade das Geländer das Gerüst die Geschichte

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