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Otti meldet sich freiwillig und wäscht das ganze Geschirr ab. Otti volunteers and washes all the dishes.

adjective · B1

freiwillig

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪç]

voluntary

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Other Examples

  • Ich mache das freiwillig, niemand zwingt mich.

    I'm doing this voluntarily, nobody's forcing me.

  • Habt ihr euch freiwillig für den Küchendienst gemeldet?

    Did you volunteer for kitchen duty?

  • Im Café helfen jeden Samstag etwa zwanzig Freiwillige.

    About twenty volunteers help at the café every Saturday.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

frei root will root ig suffix

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

Word family

der Freiwilligefreider Willewollen

In Otti's situations: Frida volunteers

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