ungern
Translation
reluctantly, unwillingly, not gladly
Examples
Ich stehe ungern früh auf.
I reluctantly get up early.
Er spricht ungern über seine Gefühle.
He doesn't like to talk about his feelings.
Grammar Patterns
to do sth. reluctantly I eat spinach reluctantly. Ich esse ungern Spinat.
Similar Words
Synonyms: widerwillig (unwillingly); Antonyms: gern, gerne (gladly)
Etymology
From the prefix un- (not) + gern (gladly). It literally means 'not gladly'.
Memory Tips
It's the direct opposite of 'gern'. If you like doing something, you do it 'gern'. If you don't, you do it 'ungern'.