adjective
doesn''t matter, I don''t care
A2
A colloquial Bavarian/Austrian adjective meaning 'doesn't matter' or 'I don't care'. It’s not gradable and commonly used predicatively in phrases like 'mir ist das wurscht' (takes the dative pronoun). Informal; avoid in formal registers. Often used across southern Germany and Austria, synonyms include 'egal'.
Examples
Ob er kommt, ist mir wurscht.
Whether he comes or not doesn't matter to me.
Es war ihm wurscht, dass der Zug Verspätung hatte, weil er genug Zeit eingeplant hatte.
He didn't care that the train was delayed because he had planned enough time.
Es ist mir wurscht, was du isst.
I don't care what you eat.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a sausage (Wurst) tossed aside — 'wurscht' expresses indifference.
Sounds like 'worst' but lighter — think 'worst-case I don't care' (colloquial).
Notes
Wurscht is colloquial (regional) German meaning 'it's all the same to me' or 'I don't care'. Avoid in formal contexts.