Die Braut liest einen rührenden Brief ihrer Großmutter vor. The bride reads out a touching letter from her grandmother.

adjective · B2

rührend

[ˈʁyːʁənt]

touching, moving

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Synonyms: bewegend

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Other Examples

Emil kümmert sich auf rührende Weise um seine Cousine.

Emil looks after his cousin in a touching way.
Du bist rührend, aber ich schaffe das schon allein!

That's sweet of you, but I can manage on my own!
Wir finden es rührend, dass ihr an unseren Hochzeitstag gedacht habt.

We find it touching that you remembered our wedding anniversary.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

rühr root end suffix

Word family

rühren berührengerührtdie Rührung

In Otti's situations: Emil is best man at a wedding

anstoßen die Braut der Bräutigam die Cousine das Ehepaar eine Rede halten feierlich die Flitterwochen die Hochzeit der Hochzeitstag der Polterabend die Rede

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