Frau Hilde nimmt behutsam ein altes Foto des Hauses aus der Schachtel. Frau Hilde carefully takes an old photo of the building out of the box.

adjective · C1

behutsam

[bəˈhuːtzaːm]

careful, gentle

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Synonyms: vorsichtig

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Other Examples

Ich gehe behutsam mit den alten Briefen um, denn das Papier zerfällt fast.

I handle the old letters gently, because the paper is almost falling apart.
Ihr müsst die Kacheln behutsam ablösen, sonst brechen sie.

You have to remove the tiles carefully, otherwise they'll break.
Die behutsame Sanierung soll den Charakter des Hauses bewahren.

The careful refurbishment is meant to preserve the building's character.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

be prefix hut root sam suffix

be-: makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

Word family

die Behutsamkeitbehütenhüten

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

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

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