adjective
lonely, solitary, isolated
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einsam is an adjective meaning lonely, solitary or isolated. It is gradable: comparative einsamer, superlative am einsamsten. Antonym: gesellig. Used both attributively and predicatively; watch adjective endings when used with nouns. Not a participle; expresses emotional or physical solitude depending on context.
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Nach dem Umzug fühlte er sich einsam.
After the move he felt lonely.
Die Insel ist im Winter oft isoliert und einsam.
The island is often isolated and lonely in winter.
Die alte Frau wirkte einsam, nachdem die Kinder weggezogen waren, und die Nachbarn bemerkten, dass sie selten Besuch bekam.
The old woman seemed lonely after the children had moved away, and the neighbors noticed that she rarely received visitors.
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Picture a single tree on a hill at dusk to evoke 'einsam' (lonely).
Sounds like 'in-some' — imagine someone 'in some' place by themselves.
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Can describe emotional loneliness or physical solitude; is gradable (einsamer, am einsamsten).