Nomen

das Brutale

something brutal, the brutal aspect, brutality

Das war etwas Brutales.

That was something brutal.

Er hat eine Vorliebe für das Brutale.

He has a penchant for the brutal.

etwas Brutales ((as accusative object)) something brutal He did something brutal.

Synonyms: das Grausame, das Gewalttätige; Antonyms: das Sanfte

From Latin 'brutalis' (beastly), related to 'brutus' (heavy, dull). A direct cognate of the English word 'brutal'.

Directly link it to the English word 'brutal'. The '-es' ending often signals a neuter nominalized adjective in German, as in 'etwas Gutes' (something good).

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