Adjective / Adverb
vollkommen
Pronunciation: /fɔlˌkɔmən/
completely, entirely
A2
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Meanings
Adjective
- perfect (fitting its definition precisely)
- complete
Adverb
- completely, entirely
- completely
Example sentence
Das ist eine vollkommen andere Situation.
That is a completely different situation.
Usage
- vollkommen leer — Before an adjective, vollkommen intensifies it: completely empty.
- vollkommen / die Vollkommenheit — The noun refers to perfection; the adverb can mean entirely.
Nach dem Gespräch war mir vollkommen klar, was ich tun musste.
After the conversation, it was completely clear to me what I had to do.