adjective
wild, untamed
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Wild: adjective meaning 'wild' or 'untamed', used for animals, nature, or behavior. It's gradable: comparative wilder, superlative am wildesten. Antonym: zahm. Not a participle; regular adjective inflection. Can describe intensity or uncontrolled action and is common in spoken and written German.
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Der Fluss war wild nach dem Gewitter.
The river was wild after the storm.
Der junge Hirsch sprang wild durch das Unterholz, weil er vom Auto erschreckt worden war.
The young stag leapt wildly through the undergrowth because it had been frightened by the car.
Die Pferde liefen wild über die Weide.
The horses ran untamed across the meadow.
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Imagine a wild animal breaking out of a fence — the image reinforces 'wild'.
Sounds like English 'wild' — identical meaning and sound.
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Can be used predicatively (ist wild) or attributively (ein wildes Tier — note adjective endings). Also used figuratively (eine wilde Idee = a crazy idea).