Adjective
trocken
Pronunciation: /ˈtʁɔkən/
dry (not wet; lacking water)
A2
rank #2,465
Meanings
Adjective
- dry (not wet; lacking water)
- dry (not sweet)
- dry (abstinent after having had an alcohol problem)
- dry (subtly humorous, and often mildly rude)
Example sentence
Ein Bier, bitte, meine Kehle ist ganz trocken.
A beer, please, my throat is really dry.
Usage
- trocken werden — become dry; describes a change of state
- trocken / trockener — dry / drier; no umlaut in the comparative
Die Wäsche ist trotz des Windes noch nicht trocken.
The laundry is not dry yet despite the wind.