anti
Opposed to a person, thing, or particular attitude; rejecting it.
EXAMPLE
Er ist grundsätzlich anti und lehnt jede neue Regel ab.
He is generally anti and rejects every new rule.
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Colloquial usage
As a standalone adjective, „anti“ is mainly colloquial and often sounds deliberately brief or pointed. It is frequently used when someone wants to characterize an attitude or a person in a concise way.
EXAMPLE
Bei neuen Ideen ist mein Vater erst mal anti.
When it comes to new ideas, my father is anti at first.
Sentence patterns
„Anti“ occurs particularly often as a predicative adjective after „sein“ (to be) or together with „eingestellt“ (disposed). In these sentence patterns, it remains in its basic form and describes a person's attitude.
EXAMPLE
Meine Nachbarin ist nicht grundsätzlich anti, sondern wartet erst einmal ab.
My neighbor isn't fundamentally anti; she simply waits and sees.
Der neue Kollege ist gegenüber technischen Neuerungen sehr anti eingestellt.
The new colleague is very anti toward technological innovations.
Typical intensifiers
„Anti“ is often intensified by words such as „total“ (totally), „völlig“ (completely), or „grundsätzlich“ (fundamentally). This makes the rejecting attitude particularly clear.
EXAMPLE
Die Klasse war anfangs total anti, ließ sich aber später überzeugen.
The class was totally anti at first, but later they were persuaded.
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