verrückt
Translation
crazy, mad, insane, nuts
Examples
Er hat eine verrückte Idee.
He has a crazy idea.
Du bist ja total verrückt!
You are totally crazy!
Sie ist verrückt nach Schokolade.
She is crazy about chocolate.
Grammar Patterns
as an adjective before a noun He has a crazy idea.
as a predicative adjective The man is crazy.
to be crazy ((about sth.)) She is crazy about him.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wahnsinnig, irre; Antonyms: normal, vernünftig
Etymology
From the prefix 'ver-' (indicating something gone wrong) and 'rücken' (to move). The literal sense is 'displaced' or 'moved from its proper place,' referring to the mind.
Memory Tips
Picture that someone's mind has been physically 'moved' (gerückt) into a 'wrong' (ver-) state.