kümmerlich

Based on: sich kümmern
Adjective
1.

puny

(in the sense of small)
Examples
  • Das war ein kümmerlicher Versuch, einen Turm aus Karten zu bauen.
  • That was a puny attempt to build a house of cards.

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The meaning of “kümmern”

We'll take a look at the word "der Kummer", its cool compounds and the verb "sich kümmern um" (to take care of). It’ll be cumbersome… I mean, it’ll be fun :)

Vocab: der Kummer, Liebeskummer, sich kümmern um

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How many meanings does the German word 'kümmerlich' have?

kümmerlich has 1 distinct meaning: 1. puny.

What is 'kümmerlich' related to?

The word 'kümmerlich' is related to sich kümmern.

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The meaning of “kümmern”
We'll take a look at the word "der Kummer", its cool compounds and the verb "sich kümmern um" (to take care of). It’ll be cumbersome… I mean, it’ll be fun :)
Vocab: der Kummer, Liebeskummer, sich kümmern um
Read article