sauer
Translation
sour, acidic, angry, annoyed
Examples
Die Zitrone schmeckt sehr sauer.
The lemon tastes very sour.
Er ist sauer auf mich.
He is angry with me.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) tastes sour sth. tastes sour The milk tastes sour.
((sb.)) is angry ((with sb.)) sb. is angry with sb. Why are you angry with me?
Similar Words
Synonyms: bitter (taste), verärgert, wütend (angry); Antonyms: süß (sweet), froh (happy)
Etymology
From Old High German 'sūr', cognate with the English word 'sour'.
Memory Tips
It sounds like 'sour'. For the 'angry' meaning, imagine someone is so angry their face looks like they've eaten something sour.