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Gespannt warten die Freunde vor dem Prüfungsraum. The friends wait eagerly outside the exam room.

adjective · B1

gespannt

[ɡəˈʃpant]

eager to know, excited, curious

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Synonyms
neugierig

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Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

ge prefix spann root t ending

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

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