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Subject to the fact that one must die and does not live forever.
Die alten Griechen glaubten, dass die Götter unsterblich und die Menschen sterblich sind.
The ancient Greeks believed that the gods are immortal and humans are mortal.
to fall madly in love
To fall extremely deeply and head over heels in love with someone.
Er hat sich auf der Party sterblich in sie verliebt.
He fell madly in love with her at the party.
'Sterblich' (mortal) is the adjective related to the verb 'sterben' (to die). The ending '-lich' forms the adjective. The direct opposite is formed with the prefix 'un-': 'unsterblich' (immortal).
Alle Lebewesen auf der Erde sind sterblich.
All living beings on Earth are mortal.
The expression 'sich sterblich verlieben' (to fall madly in love) is a fixed idiom. Here, 'sterblich' acts as an intensifier and means 'extremely strongly'. The construction is always: sich in jemanden (accusative) sterblich verlieben.
Sie hat sich im Urlaub sterblich in den Reiseführer verliebt.
She fell madly in love with the tour guide while on vacation.
You can recognize the meaning of 'sterblich' (mortal) from the context. If it appears together with the verb 'sich verlieben' (to fall in love), it means 'extremely'. In all other cases, it means that someone or something does not live forever.
Er hat sich sterblich in seine neue Kollegin verliebt.
He fell madly in love with his new colleague.
In the meaning 'not living forever', 'sterblich' (mortal) is often used in a philosophical, religious, or elevated context. A very fixed expression is 'sterbliche Überreste' (mortal remains) for a corpse.
Nach dem Unglück wurden die sterblichen Überreste der Opfer geborgen.
After the accident, the mortal remains of the victims were recovered.
