Adjective
tot
Pronunciation: /toːt/
dead, deceased
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Meanings
Adjective
- dead, deceased
- lifeless, deserted
Example sentence
Der alte Baum im Garten ist seit letztem Sommer tot.
The old tree in the garden has been dead since last summer.
Usage
- tot / der Tod — The adjective means dead; the noun means death.
- tot / gestorben — Tot describes a state; gestorben reports the event of dying.
Im Krimi war der Zeuge bereits tot.
In the crime novel, the witness was already dead.