sauer
Translation
sour, acidic, angry, annoyed
Examples
Die Zitrone schmeckt sehr sauer.
The lemon tastes very sour.
Er ist sauer auf mich.
He is mad at me.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) tastes sour sth. tastes sour The milk tastes sour.
((sb.)) is mad ((at sb.)) sb. is mad at sb. Why are you mad at 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 mad their face looks like they've eaten something sour.