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Emil findet die Figuren im Film oberflächlich und langweilig. Emil finds the characters in the film shallow and boring.

adjective · B2

oberflächlich

[ˈoːbɐˌflɛçlɪç]

superficial, shallow

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Antonyms
fundiert
gründlich

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Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

ober root fläch root lich suffix

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

Word family

die Oberflächedie Flächeflach

In Otti's situations: The friends argue about a film

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