Understanding how to express emotions is crucial for effective communication. Emotions help convey what we feel, think, and experience. In German, emotional adjectives must agree in gender, number, and case with the nouns they describe.

Common Emotional Adjectives

Positive Emotions

Negative Emotions

Neutral/Balanced Emotions

Agreement with Nouns

In German, adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in gender (masculine, feminine, neuter), number (singular, plural), and case (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive).

Examples of Adjective Agreement

Nominative Case
Accusative Case
Dative Case

Sample Sentences

Common Sentences

  1. Ich bin glücklich.
    1. Wir sind enttäuscht.
      1. Er fühlt sich gestresst.
        1. Sie ist neugierig.
          1. Das Kind ist ängstlich.

            Quick Reference Table

            EnglishGerman PhraseTranslation
            I am happy.Ich bin glücklich.Ich bin happy.
            She is sad.Sie ist traurig.She is sad.
            We are excited.Wir sind aufgeregt.We are excited.
            He is angry.Er ist wütend.He is angry.
            They are calm.Sie sind ruhig.They are calm.

            Emotional Adjectives in Context

            EnglishGerman
            I am happy.Ich bin glücklich.
            She feels sad.Sie fühlt sich traurig.
            We are excited about the trip.Wir sind aufgeregt wegen der Reise.
            He is angry with his brother.Er ist wütend auf seinen Bruder.
            They look confused.Sie sehen verwirrt aus.
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