saukalt
freezing cold
Very cold; an emphatic, colloquial way of saying that it is extremely cold.
EXAMPLE
Draußen ist es heute saukalt.
It's freezing cold outside today.
saukalt
freezing cold
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry saukalt, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | saukalt |
|---|
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 |
Add the ending to saukalt.
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 |
Add the ending to saukalt.
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 |
Add the ending to saukalt.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Saukalt' is made up of 'sau-' and 'kalt' (cold). 'Sau-' intensifies the adjective very strongly and gives the expression a crude, colloquial tone.
EXAMPLE
Nach der langen Wanderung waren meine Hände saukalt.
After the long hike, my hands were freezing cold.
Colloquial language
'Saukalt' is mainly used in spoken, colloquial language and sounds deliberately strong or crude. In descriptions of the weather, it often appears as a predicate after 'sein' (to be).
EXAMPLE
Im ungeheizten Zimmer ist es morgens saukalt.
It's freezing cold in the unheated room in the morning.
Typical collocations
Typical combinations include 'draußen saukalt sein' (to be freezing cold outside), 'saukaltes Wetter' (freezing cold weather), and 'ein saukalter Wind' (a freezing cold wind). The word most often describes the perceived temperature outdoors or in a room.
EXAMPLE
Wegen des saukalten Winds habe ich die Tür sofort wieder geschlossen.
Because of the freezing cold wind, I immediately closed the door again.
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