Noun
die Langeweile
Pronunciation: /ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə/
boredom, ennui, tedium
B1
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Meanings
Noun
- boredom, ennui, tedium
Example sentence
Hast du gerade Langeweile?
Are you bored right now?
Word forms
singular
die Langeweile
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Langeweile
Accusativedie Langeweile
Dativeder Langeweile
Genitiveder Langeweile
Langeweile has no common plural.
Usage
- aus Langeweile — out of boredom; gives the reason for an action
- Langeweile haben / sich langweilen — be bored; both describe the same feeling
Aus Langeweile sortierte er die Knöpfe nach Farben.
Out of boredom, he sorted the buttons by colour.