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Otti kauft eine nachhaltige Zahnbürste aus Holz. Otti buys a sustainable wooden toothbrush.

adjective · B1

nachhaltig

[ˈnaːxhaltɪç]

sustainable

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Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

nach prefix halt root ig suffix

nach-
after, again: nachfragen (to ask again). Separable: Ich frage nach.
-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Kalle cares about the climate, Lotte looks for fair fashion

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