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Emil sieht sich das Video seiner letzten Präsentation an und kommentiert es ungewohnt selbstkritisch. Emil watches the video of his last presentation and comments on it in an unusually self-critical way.

adjective · C1

selbstkritisch

[ˈzɛlpstˌkʁiːtɪʃ]

self-critical

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Other Examples

  • Wir müssen selbstkritisch zugeben, dass wir die Beschwerden zu lange ignoriert haben.

    We have to admit, self-critically, that we ignored the complaints for too long.

  • Du bist manchmal zu selbstkritisch: Nicht jeder Fehler ist gleich eine Katastrophe.

    You're sometimes too self-critical: not every mistake is a disaster.

  • Seit dem Coaching ist Bruno selbstkritischer, ohne dabei seine gute Laune zu verlieren.

    Since the coaching, Bruno has become more self-critical without losing his good mood.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

selbst root krit root isch suffix

-isch
makes an adjective, often of countries: praktisch (practical), typisch (typical).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil learns to take criticism

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