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Feeling or showing boredom; without interest in the current situation or activity.
Während des langen Vortrags schauten die Zuhörer gelangweilt auf ihre Handys.
During the long lecture, the listeners looked at their phones, bored.
'Gelangweilt' (bored) is the past participle of the verb '(sich) langweilen' (to be bored). It is used like an adjective and always describes the feeling of a person who is experiencing boredom.
Das gelangweilte Kind saß auf der Treppe und wartete.
The bored child sat on the stairs and waited.
If you want to say what is causing the boredom, you use the preposition 'von' followed by the dative. The structure is: 'gelangweilt sein von etwas/jemandem' (to be bored by something/someone).
Ich bin von dem langen Warten total gelangweilt.
I am totally bored by the long wait.
The word is often combined with verbs of perception to describe a disinterested action, e.g. 'gelangweilt schauen' (to look bored), 'gelangweilt gähnen' (to yawn in boredom), or 'gelangweilt zuhören' (to listen in a bored way). A very strong form is 'zu Tode gelangweilt' (bored to death).
Er schaute gelangweilt aus dem Fenster, während der Lehrer sprach.
He looked out the window, bored, while the teacher was speaking.
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Both words fit a situation that lacks interest, but they do not describe the same thing. “Langweilig” refers to the situation or activity that causes boredom: “Mir ist langweilig.” “Gelangweilt,” on the other hand, describes the person who has this feeling: “Ich bin gelangweilt.”
Ich bin gelangweilt, weil der Film seit einer Stunde keine Spannung hat.
I’m bored because the movie hasn’t had any suspense for an hour.
Mir ist langweilig, weil der Film seit einer Stunde keine Spannung hat.
I’m bored because the movie hasn’t had any suspense for an hour.
