distracted
abgelenkt – abgelenkter – am abgelenktesten
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distracted
Not focused on what one is doing; unable to concentrate because something is attracting one's attention.
Wegen des Lärms war ich beim Lernen völlig abgelenkt.
Because of the noise, I was completely distracted while studying.
| basic form | abgelenkt |
|---|---|
| comparative | abgelenkter |
| superlative | am abgelenktesten |
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to abgelenkt.
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to abgelenkt.
'Abgelenkt' (distracted) comes from the separable verb 'ablenken' (to distract) and consists of 'ab-' and 'lenken' (to steer). The prefix 'ab-' conveys the idea of moving away from an original goal or thing.
Durch die vielen Nachrichten war er beim Arbeiten ständig abgelenkt.
Because of all the messages, he was constantly distracted while working.
In the meaning 'unkonzentriert' (unfocused), 'abgelenkt' (distracted) frequently occurs with 'sein' (to be) and with information about the cause or situation, for example 'durch etwas abgelenkt' (distracted by something) or 'beim Lernen abgelenkt' (distracted while studying).
Die Schülerin war durch die Gespräche im Flur abgelenkt.
The student was distracted by the conversations in the hallway.
