flach
Translation
flat, level, shallow, lame (joke)
Examples
Das Land hier ist sehr flach.
The land here is very flat.
Der See ist an dieser Stelle flach.
The lake is shallow at this spot.
Das war ein flacher Witz.
That was a lame joke.
Grammar Patterns
to be flat/shallow Das Land ist flach.
a flat/shallow ((noun)) ein flacher Teller
Similar Words
eben (even, level), platt (flat); Antonyms: tief (deep), hoch (high), hügelig (hilly)
Etymology
From Old High German 'flah', cognate with English 'flat'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a 'flat' surface, like a pancake or a calm lake. The word can also describe something 'shallow' like a conversation or a joke.