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Der Stier auf der Weide ist gefährlich. The bull in the pasture is dangerous.

adjective · A2

gefährlich

[ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç]

dangerous

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Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

ge prefix fähr root lich suffix

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
-lich
makes an adjective: der Freund → freundlich (friendly).

Word family

die Gefahrungefährlich

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the animals

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