An seinem ersten Tag in Berlin steht Otti mit seinem Koffer in einer fremden Straße. On his first day in Berlin, Otti stands with his suitcase in an unfamiliar street.

adjective · B2

fremd

[fʁɛmt]

strange, unfamiliar, foreign

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Antonyms: einheimisch; heimisch; vertraut

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Am Anfang war mir hier alles fremd: die Sprache, das Essen, sogar der Humor.

At first everything here was strange to me: the language, the food, even the humour.
Kommt dir eine neue Stadt am Anfang auch so fremd vor?

Does a new city feel so strange to you at first too?
Kalle findet es spannend, fremde Länder zu entdecken, aber am liebsten ist er im Grunewald.

Kalle finds it exciting to discover foreign countries, but he likes being in the Grunewald best.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Fremdsprachedie Fremde

In Otti's situations: Otti feels at home in Berlin

der Abschied anpassen dankbar sich eingewöhnen sich einleben einsam geborgen die Geborgenheit die Gemeinschaft die Heimat das Heimweh die Herkunft

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