Adjektiv

interessant

interesting

Das ist ein interessantes Buch.

That is an interesting book.

Ich finde den Film sehr interessant.

I find the movie very interesting.

Er hat mir etwas Interessantes erzählt.

He told me something interesting.

predicative: to be interesting The movie is interesting.

attributive: an interesting ... He is reading an interesting book.

Synonyms: spannend (exciting), fesselnd (captivating); Antonyms: langweilig (boring), uninteressant (uninteresting)

Borrowed from French 'intéressant', from Latin 'interesse' which means 'to be between, be important'. It's a widely used international term.

This word is almost identical to its English counterpart 'interesting', so it's one of the easiest German adjectives to learn.

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