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verrückt

crazy

Meaning of verrückt

Deutsch

sehr unvernünftig, z. B. eine wilde Idee

Русский

очень глупый, неразумный, поступающий без смысла

crazy

Pronunciation

German
/fɛʁˈʏkt/

verrückt with Russian translation

verrückt usage examples

🇩🇪German→🇷🇺Russian

Das ist eine verrückte Idee.

Это сумасшедшая идея.

🇩🇪German→🇷🇺Russian

Er hat eine verrückte Sache gemacht.

Он сделал сумасшедшую вещь.

verrückt synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between verrückt, irre, wahnsinnig, durchgedreht, crazy, seltsam, and witzig

I
🇩🇪German
irre

Colloquial: ‘crazy’, ‘mad’, usually about a person or action; can sound mildly negative or just evaluative.

A2often
wahnsinnig
🇩🇪German

Strong word: ‘mad’, ‘insane’; can describe a person, action, or very intense feeling, not only negatively.

A2often
D
🇩🇪German
durchgedreht

Colloquial: ‘gone off the rails’, ‘totally unhinged’; usually about a person behaving very strangely or irrationally.

A2often
C
🇩🇪German
crazy

An English borrowing used in German; often sounds trendy or colloquial and can work as an intensifier, not always literally ‘insane’.

A2very often
S
🇩🇪German
seltsam

‘Odd’, ‘strange’; describes something unusual or unfamiliar, but not necessarily crazy.

A2very often
N
🇩🇪German
nicht normal

Literally ‘not normal’; a very direct and often harsh expression, stronger and blunter than just ‘strange’.

A2very often
U
🇩🇪German
unvernünftig

‘Unreasonable’, ‘irrational’; emphasizes lack of common sense rather than mental weirdness.

A2often
B
🇩🇪German
bekloppt

Colloquial and fairly rude: ‘nuts’, ‘crazy’; often sounds mocking or annoyed.

A2often
U
🇩🇪German
unsinnig

‘Nonsensical’, ‘pointless’; refers to an idea, decision, or action that makes no sense.

A2often

Advanced: broader words

W
🇩🇪German
witzig

Not ‘crazy’; rather ‘funny’, ‘amusing’, sometimes about a strange but comic situation.

A2very often

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Questions about this word

What does verrückt mean?

very foolish or not sensible

How do you pronounce verrückt?

verrückt is pronounced [fɛʁˈʏkt].

How is verrückt used in a sentence?

Это сумасшедшая идея. Translation: Das ist eine verrückte Idee.

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