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Frida fragt die Nachbarn höflich, ob sie die Musik leiser machen können. Frida politely asks the neighbours if they could turn the music down.

adjective · B1

höflich

[ˈhøːflɪç]

polite

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Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

höf root lich suffix

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

Word family

die Höflichkeitunhöflich

In Otti's situations: Frida and the noisy neighbours

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