die Traurigkeit
Translation
sadness, sorrow, grief
Examples
Seine Augen zeigten tiefe Traurigkeit.
His eyes showed deep sadness.
Nach dem Abschied fühlte sie große Traurigkeit.
After the farewell, she felt great sadness.
Grammar Patterns
die Traurigkeit sadness Her Traurigkeit was obvious.
Similar Words
Synonyms: der Kummer (grief), die Melancholie (melancholy); Antonyms: die Freude (joy), das Glück (happiness)
Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'traurig' (sad) plus the suffix '-keit', which forms abstract nouns.
Memory Tips
The suffix '-keit' often turns adjectives into nouns, similar to '-ness' in English. For example, 'fröhlich' (happy) becomes 'Fröhlichkeit' (happiness).