ernsthaft

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?].

Ernst (seriousness) + -haft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʁnsthaft/
  • Hyphenation: ernst‧haft
  • (file)

Adjective

ernsthaft (strong nominative masculine singular ernsthafter, comparative ernsthafter, superlative am ernsthaftesten)

  1. (important; weighty) serious
    ernsthafte Zweifel.serious doubt.
    ernsthafte Verletzung.serious injury.
    ernsthafte Anstrengung.serious effort.

Declension

Adverb

ernsthaft

  1. seriously
    ernsthaft krank.seriously ill.
    Selbstverständlich hat niemand ernsthaft daran gezweifelt.Of course, nobody seriously doubted it.

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