Adjective
platt
Pronunciation: /plat/
flat
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Meanings
Adjective
- flat
- completely destroyed, razed to the ground
- bromidic, banal
- very tired, exhausted
Example sentence
Mein Vorderreifen ist über Nacht platt geworden.
My front tyre went flat overnight.
Usage
- ein platter Reifen — A flat tyre; platt takes an ending before the noun.
- platt sein — Informally, this can also mean be exhausted or astonished.
Der Hinterreifen ist platt; wir müssen das Fahrrad schieben.
The rear tyre is flat; we have to push the bicycle.