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Otti nimmt alles wörtlich und sucht die Tomaten auf seinen Augen. Otti takes everything literally and looks for the tomatoes on his eyes.

adjective · B1

wörtlich

[ˈvœʁtlɪç]

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Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

wört root lich suffix

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

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In Otti's situations: Otti and the German idioms, Otti and the subtleties of German

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