adjective
sad, sorrowful
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Traurig: adjective meaning 'sad' and 'sorrowful'. Gradable with comparative trauriger and superlative am traurigsten. Antonyms include glücklich, fröhlich, froh, lustig. Used to describe people’s mood or situations; not a participle. Common emotional descriptor in both spoken and written German.
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Die Zuschauer wirkten traurig, weil der Film plötzlich endete.
The spectators seemed sad because the film ended suddenly.
Sie ist heute sehr traurig.
She is very sad today.
Der Film macht mich traurig.
The film makes me feel sorrowful.
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Picture a drooping face or a rain cloud over a person to represent sadness
traurig ~ 'traw'-rig, think 'tragic' (helps recall sadness)
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Common adjective describing negative emotion. Forms change with gender/number (trauriger, am traurigsten).