grausig
gruesome
So terrible that it causes fear, horror, or disgust.
EXAMPLE
Am Tatort bot sich der Polizei ein grausiger Anblick.
At the crime scene, the police were confronted with a gruesome sight.
grausig
gruesome / awful
grausig – grausiger – am grausigsten
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Meanings
grausig
awful
Colloquial: very bad, unpleasant, or ugly.
EXAMPLE
Der Kaffee schmeckt heute wirklich grausig.
The coffee tastes really awful today.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry grausig, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | grausig |
|---|---|
| comparative | grausiger |
| superlative | am grausigsten |
After der, die, das
| 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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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Typical collocations
In the meaning associated with horror or disgust, „grausig“ (gruesome) frequently occurs with words such as „Anblick“ (sight), „Details“ (details), and „Vorstellung“ (image or idea). These combinations often refer to terrible events or images.
EXAMPLE
Der Bericht enthielt grausige Details über den Unfall.
The report contained gruesome details about the accident.
Context clue
When referring to a crime scene, injury, sight, or fear, „grausig“ (gruesome) describes something that causes horror. With food, weather, music, or other everyday situations, the word is usually used as a strongly negative evaluation.
EXAMPLE
Der Film zeigte einen grausigen Tatort.
The film showed a gruesome crime scene.
Das Restaurant servierte uns ein grausiges Essen.
The restaurant served us awful food.
Colloquial usage
The meaning as a strongly negative evaluation is mainly colloquial and can refer to taste, weather, noise, or appearance. Words such as „wirklich“ (really), „total“ (totally), or „richtig“ (really) often intensify the evaluation.
EXAMPLE
Draußen ist heute richtig grausiges Wetter.
The weather outside is really awful today.
In real life
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