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ernsthaft.

serious (important, weighty)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɛʁnsthaft/

  1. serious (important, weighty)

    ernsthafte Zweifel
    ernsthafte Verletzung

  2. serious (earnest, genuine)

    ernsthafte Anstrengung
    ernsthafter Versuch
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ernesthaft, from Old High German ernusthafti. By surface analysis, Ernst (“seriousness”) + -haft (“adjectival suffix”).

adv/ˈɛʁnsthaft/

  1. seriously

    ernsthaft krank
    Selbstverständlich hat niemand ernsthaft daran gezweifelt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ernesthaft, from Old High German ernusthafti. By surface analysis, Ernst (“seriousness”) + -haft (“adjectival suffix”).

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