ernsthaft

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?].

Ernst (“seriousness”) +‎ -haft.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʁnsthaft/
  • Hyphenation: ernst‧haft
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Adjective

ernsthaft (strong nominative masculine singular ernsthafter, comparative ernsthafter, superlative am ernsthaftesten)

  1. (important; weighty) serious
    ernsthafte Zweifel. ― serious doubt.
    ernsthafte Verletzung. ― serious injury.
    ernsthafte Anstrengung. ― serious effort.

Declension

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Adverb

ernsthaft

  1. seriously
    ernsthaft krank. ― seriously ill.
    Selbstverständlich hat niemand ernsthaft daran gezweifelt. ― Of course, nobody seriously doubted it.

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