Otti trägt zum Weihnachtsessen einen festlichen roten Pullover. Otti wears a festive red sweater for Christmas dinner.

adjective · B1

festlich

[ˈfɛstlɪç]

festive

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Other Examples

Am Sonntag decken wir den Tisch besonders festlich.

On Sunday we lay the table especially festively.

The tinted words form a set phrase: den Tisch decken
Du siehst heute aber festlich aus! Gehst du ins Theater?

You look very festive today! Are you going to the theatre?
Die Stimmung auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt war so festlich, dass Bruno sogar mitsang.

The atmosphere at the Christmas market was so festive that Bruno even sang along.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

fest root lich suffix

-lich: makes an adjective: der Freund → freundlich (friendly).

Word family

das Festder Festtag

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde explains German customs

der Advent der Adventskalender der Adventskranz anzünden auspacken der Brauch feiern Frohe Ostern! der Heiligabend der Karneval die Laterne das Osterei

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