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das Lama, die Lamas
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A colloquial expression that signals indifference or lack of interest. It is a shortened form or euphemism for the phrase 'leck mich am Arsch' (kiss my ass).
Ob du mitkommst oder nicht, ist mir ehrlich gesagt völlig lama.
Whether you come along or not is, honestly, totally whatever to me.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Lamas |
| genitive | des Lamas |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Lama | die Lamas |
| accusative | das Lama | die Lamas |
| dative | dem Lama | den Lamas |
| genitive | des Lamas | der Lamas |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word 'lama' is a shortened and softened form of the crude expression 'Leck mich am Arsch' (kiss my ass). It expresses indifference, but is less vulgar than the original sentence.
Er hat mich nicht eingeladen? Das ist mir so was von lama.
He didn't invite me? I couldn't care less.
'Lama' is used only predicatively, meaning after a verb such as 'sein' (to be). It is not declined and often appears in the fixed phrase 'Das ist mir lama' (I don't care about that), with the person in the dative.
Was die anderen über meine neue Frisur denken, ist mir total lama.
What others think about my new haircut is totally whatever to me.
This word belongs to youth slang and is very colloquial. Use it only in informal situations among friends, and not in formal or professional contexts.
Hausaufgaben am Freitag? Ey, ist doch lama, mach ich Sonntag.
Homework on Friday? Dude, whatever, I'll do it on Sunday.
indifferent / no matter
Egal and das Lama can be used as short answers to show indifference or a lack of interest. Egal is the normal, neutral expression, while das Lama is colloquial and comes across as a slightly rude, dismissive answer. Use egal in ordinary conversations and das Lama only in a deliberately flippant tone.
„Welchen Tisch nehmen wir?“, fragte sie, und er antwortete genervt: „Das Lama.“
“Which table should we take?” she asked, and he replied irritably, “Whatever.”
„Welchen Tisch nehmen wir?“, fragte sie, und ich antwortete: „Egal.“
“Which table should we take?” she asked, and I replied, “I don't mind.”
