adjective
low
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niedrig: adjective meaning 'low' (height, price, level). It is gradable: comparative niedriger, superlative am niedrigsten. Antonym: hoch. Regular adjective declension in German; used attributively or predicatively (ein niedriger Ton; die Temperatur ist niedrig). No specific preposition or irregularities. Common and neutral.
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Die Mauer ist niedrig.
The wall is low.
Die Temperatur blieb niedrig, obwohl die Sonne am Nachmittag schien.
The temperature remained low, although the sun shone in the afternoon.
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Picture a low shelf or a short wall labeled 'niedrig'.
Think 'knee-drig' — imagine something as low as your knee to recall 'niedrig'.
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Used for physical height or figurative levels (e.g., low price = 'niedriger Preis').