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Der Mann im Treppenhaus grüßt Frida nicht - wie unhöflich! The man in the stairwell doesn't say hello to Frida - how rude!

adjective · B1

unhöflich

[ˈʊnˌhøːflɪç]

impolite, rude

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Antonyms
höflich

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Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

un prefix höf root lich suffix

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

Word family

höflichdie Unhöflichkeitdie Höflichkeit

In Otti's situations: Frida and the noisy neighbours

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