25 German adjectives to describe feelings

Today’s blog post gives you 25 German adjectives, some you will recognise from your German textbooks and some you won’t.

Have a look at my infographic and see how many you know. Then find out or remind yourself what they mean in English and how you can use them.

  • aufgeregt – excited
  • glücklich – happy
  • fröhlich – happy, cheerful
  • verliebt – in love, lovestruck
  • ausgeglichen -balanced
  • verträumt -dreamy
  • albern – silly
  • stolz – proud
  • gut gelaunt – cheerful, in a good mood
  • schüchtern – shy
  • nachdenklich – thoughtful
  • verwundert – puzzled
  • besorgt – worried
  • erstaunt – amazed
  • neidisch – envious
  • erschrocken – alarmed, scared
  • skeptisch – sceptical
  • ängstlich – scared
  • traurig – sad
  • verzweifelt – desperate
  • schlecht gelaunt – bad tempered, in a bad mood
  • wütend – furious
  • angeekelt (said in 3 syllables: an-ge-ekelt) – disgusted
  • genervt – irritated, annoyed
  • sauer – cross, mad

As with any adjective in German, if it comes after the noun you use it as it is. So if you wanted to say: I am in a good mood, you say:”Ich bin gut gelaunt”.

But if you want to say that somebody is a cheerful person, then the adjective needs an ending as follows:

  • Das ist ein gut gelaunter Mann. (noun is masculine & the subject of the sentence with indefinite article.)
  • Das ist eine gut gelaunte Frau. (noun is feminine & subject of the sentence with indefinite article)
  • Das ist ein gut gelauntes Kind. (noun is neuter & subject of the sentence with indefinite article)
  • Das ist der gut gelaunte Mann. (noun is masculine& the subject of the sentence with definite article.)
  • Das ist die gut gelaunte Frau. (noun is feminine & subject with definite article)
  • Das ist das gut gelaunte Kind. (noun is neuter & subject with definite article)
  • Ich sehe den gut gelaunten Mann. (noun is masculine & the object of the sentence with definite article.)
  • Ich sehe die gut gelaunte Frau. (noun is feminine & the object of the sentence with definite article)
  • Ich sehe das gut gelaunte Kind. (noun is neuter & the object of the sentence with definite article)

And these endings are the same with any of the other adjectives: Ich bin eine fröhliche Frau. Er ist ein trauriger Mann, usw …

For more information about the four cases and adjective endings, check out my online course German grammar – the four cases

Which adjectives will you be using this week? Or, which one describes you?

25 German adjectives to describe feelings
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