Adjective / Adverb
indirekt
Pronunciation: /ˈɪndiˌʁɛkt/
indirect
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Meanings
Adjective
- indirect
- implied, implicit
- vicarious
Adverb
- indirectly
- implicitly
- vicariously
Example sentence
Seine Antwort war so indirekt, dass ich nichts verstand.
His answer was so indirect that I didn't understand a thing.
Usage
- eine indirekte Frage — an indirect question
- direkt / indirekt — direct / indirect; the prefix in- supplies the opposite
Seine indirekte Bitte habe ich zuerst nicht verstanden.
I did not understand his indirect request at first.