Frida packt spontan ihren Rucksack und fährt ans Meer. Frida spontaneously packs her backpack and heads to the sea.

adjective · B1

spontan

[ʃpɔnˈtaːn]

spontaneous

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Synonyms: aus dem Stegreif

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Other Examples

Ich bin nicht so spontan wie du, ich plane lieber alles.

I'm not as spontaneous as you; I'd rather plan everything.
Hast du Lust, spontan ins Kino zu gehen?

Do you fancy going to the cinema on the spur of the moment?

The tinted words form a set phrase: Lust haben
Unsere spontanen Ausflüge sind oft die schönsten.

Our spontaneous trips are often the best ones.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Spontaneität

In Otti's situations: Lotte plans a trip abroad, Emil starts a podcast

das Abenteuer abenteuerlich der Abonnent die Abonnentin abonnieren der Aufenthalt die Aufnahme aufzeichnen aus dem Stegreif das Ausland die Buchung entdecken

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