adjective
bad, serious
A2
Adjective meaning 'bad' or 'serious' (negative degree). Gradable: comparative schlimmer, superlative am schlimmsten. Antonym: gut. Not a participle. Used broadly for quality, consequences or severity (Das ist schlimm). No auxiliary; typical predicate or attributive adjective with normal adjective endings. Inflects regularly by case, gender and number; common in spoken and written German.
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Der Bürgermeister berichtete, dass die Lage schlimm war, nachdem der Sturm mehrere Straßen beschädigt hatte.
The mayor reported that the situation was bad after the storm had damaged several streets.
Die Verletzung sieht ziemlich schlimm aus.
The injury looks quite serious.
Das ist sehr schlimm.
That's really bad.
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picture a frown and a siren — 'schlimm' = bad/serious
sounds like 'slim' but imagine the opposite — things getting worse
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Used for negative ratings; can mean 'bad' in quality or 'serious' for problems.