ernsthaft

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ernesthaft, from Old High German ernusthafti. By surface analysis, Ernst (seriousness) +‎ -haft (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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

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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

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ernsthaft

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

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