adjective
bright, light (color)
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hell: German adjective meaning 'bright' or 'light' (color). Gradable adjective: comparative heller, superlative am hellsten. Common for colors and illumination (ein helles Zimmer, die Farbe ist hell). Antonyms include dunkel, trüb, finster. Used attributively and predicatively; standard German adjective endings apply.
Examples
Der Raum ist sehr hell.
The room is very bright.
Das neue Büro war sehr hell, obwohl die Fenster klein waren.
The new office was very bright although the windows were small.
Sie trägt ein helles Kleid.
She is wearing a light-colored dress.
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Mnemonics
Imagine a room flooded with light — everything is 'hell'.
Think of English 'hell' meaning bright in German contexts — 'hell' = bright/light.
Notes
Gradable adjective used for lightness (color) and brightness (light).