adjective · C1
bekömmlich
[bəˈkœmlɪç]
easy to digest, digestible, wholesome
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Other Examples
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Findet ihr Vollkornbrot bekömmlicher als Weißbrot?
Do you find wholemeal bread easier to digest than white bread?
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Fermentierte Lebensmittel gelten als besonders bekömmlich, weil die Bakterien sie schon vorverdauen.
Fermented foods are considered especially easy to digest because the bacteria have already partly digested them.
Grammar
- Comparative
- bekömmlicher Compares two things: … als …
- Superlative
- am bekömmlichsten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.
How the Word Is Built
be prefix kömm root lich suffix
- be-
- makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
- -lich
- makes an adjective: der Freund → freundlich (friendly).
Word family
In Otti's situations: Bruno and the art of fermentation
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