adjective
bad
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schlecht means "bad" in moral, quality, health, or performance senses. It's gradable: comparative schlechter, superlative am schlechtesten. Used as adjective and adverb. Antonym gut. Not a participle. No special prepositions or reflexive use. Regular adjective inflection; comparative/superlative follow standard patterns.
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Der Film war schlecht, obwohl die Kritiken vorher gut gewesen waren, und viele Zuschauer verließen das Kino früher.
The film was bad, although the reviews had been good beforehand, and many viewers left the cinema early.
Mir geht es schlecht.
I'm feeling unwell.
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Imagine a thumbs-down icon with the word 'schlecht' over it.
Schlecht sounds like 'slack' with a 'sh' — think 'not good' = bad.
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Used for moral or quality judgments and health (e.g., 'mir ist schlecht' = I feel sick).