baufällig
Translation
dilapidated, ramshackle, tumbledown
Examples
Das alte Haus ist baufällig.
The old house is dilapidated.
Die Brücke gilt als baufällig.
The bridge is considered dilapidated.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) is dilapidated ((something)) is dilapidated The old castle is dilapidated.
Similar Words
Synonyms: marode, verfallen; Antonyms: intact, stable, as new
Etymology
Composed of 'Bau' (building, construction) and 'fällig' (due, ready to fall). It literally means something like 'due to fall'.
Memory Tips
Picture a building ('Bau') that looks like it's 'fällig' (due) for demolition.