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böse

"böse" means "evil" in German. It is number 798 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

evil; malicious; wicked

IPA

/ˈbøːzə/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Sei nicht böse!
  Don't be mad!
  Tatoeba: mrdax / shea
• Bist du böse?
  Are you angry?
  Tatoeba: felix63 / Hybrid
• Ich wurde böse.
  I became angry.
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK

Learned together

In the course, "böse" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• eher fairly, relatively, somewhat
• wovon about what, what ... about
• nochmal once again
• weh sore, painful
• heiß hot
• klasse great, awesome
• hart hard
• außerdem in addition
• wenigstens at least

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