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schlimm

"schlimm" means "bad, terrible, serious, dire, horrible, awful" in German. It is number 864 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

bad, terrible, serious, dire, horrible, awful; hurting, ill, infected; badly, severely

IPA

/ʃlɪm/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ist es schlimm?
  Is it bad?
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CK
• Es wird schlimm.
  It'll be bad.
  Tatoeba: wolfgangth / CK
• Das ist nicht schlimm.
  That's not bad.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CK

Learned together

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

• unglaublich unbelievable, incredible
• vorher beforehand, previously, before
• perfekt perfect
• hinten behind
• nötig necessary
• heraus out of
• unmöglich impossible
• tatsächlich actual, real, factual
• plötzlich suddenly, abruptly

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