scatterbrained
schusselig – schusseliger – am schusseligsten
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scatterbrained
Inattentive and absent-minded, so that you often forget or lose things or make small mistakes.
Ich war heute so schusselig, dass ich meinen Schlüssel im Kühlschrank liegen ließ.
I was so scatterbrained today that I left my key in the refrigerator.
| basic form | schusselig |
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| comparative | schusseliger |
| superlative | am schusseligsten |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
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| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
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| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
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The noun 'Schussel' (scatterbrain) is contained in 'schusselig'. The ending '-ig' turns it into an adjective that you can use to describe this person's behavior.
Mein Bruder ist manchmal schusselig und lässt seine Tasche im Bus liegen.
My brother is sometimes scatterbrained and leaves his bag on the bus.
'Schusselig' (scatterbrained) is colloquial and often sounds like mild, sometimes affectionate criticism. When you describe yourself this way, it often sounds humorous or apologetic.
Entschuldige, ich bin gerade etwas schusselig und habe deinen Namen vergessen.
Sorry, I'm being a little scatterbrained right now and forgot your name.
A typical phrase is 'auf seine schusselige Art' (in his scatterbrained way) or 'auf ihre schusselige Art' (in her scatterbrained way). This describes how someone does something and presents the behavior as typical of that person.
Auf seine schusselige Art hat er die Einladung verschickt, ohne das Datum einzutragen.
In his scatterbrained way, he sent out the invitation without entering the date.
