Dünnen
Translation
thin, slender, slim, lean
Examples
Er trägt einen dünnen Mantel.
He is wearing a thin coat.
Gib mir bitte den dünnen Faden.
Please give me the thin thread.
Grammar Patterns
((Adjective)) + Noun (declined) as an attribute before a noun. Ein dünnes Buch.
((Noun)) + sein + ((Adjective)) (undeclined) as a predicate. Das Eis ist dünn.
Similar Words
Synonyms: mager, schlank; Antonyms: dick, fett
Etymology
From Old High German 'dunni', a direct cognate of English 'thin'.
Memory Tips
It sounds almost exactly like 'thin'. The 'd' sound is just a harder version of 'th'.