stinksauer
furious
Very angry or annoyed; the colloquial form intensifies „sauer“ (angry).
EXAMPLE
Ich bin stinksauer, weil du mich angelogen hast.
I’m furious because you lied to me.
stinksauer
furious
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry stinksauer, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | stinksauer |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | stinksaure | stinksaure | stinksaure | stinksauren |
| acc. | stinksauren | stinksaure | stinksaure | stinksauren |
| dat. | stinksauren | stinksauren | stinksauren | stinksauren |
| gen. | stinksauren | stinksauren | stinksauren | stinksauren |
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | stinksaurer | stinksaure | stinksaures | stinksauren |
| acc. | stinksauren | stinksaure | stinksaures | stinksauren |
| dat. | stinksauren | stinksauren | stinksauren | stinksauren |
| gen. | stinksauren | stinksauren | stinksauren | stinksauren |
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | stinksaurer | stinksaure | stinksaures | stinksaure |
| acc. | stinksauren | stinksaure | stinksaures | stinksaure |
| dat. | stinksaurem | stinksaurer | stinksaurem | stinksauren |
| gen. | stinksauren | stinksaurer | stinksauren | stinksaurer |
Usage tips
Word formation
„Stinksauer“ is made up of „stink-“ and „sauer“ (angry). Here, „stink-“ intensifies the meaning of „sauer“ and has nothing to do with an unpleasant smell.
EXAMPLE
Nach dieser unfairen Behandlung war er stinksauer.
He was furious after being treated so unfairly.
Fixed preposition
With „stinksauer“, the person affected is often introduced with „auf“ and the accusative. The reason for the anger can additionally be given with „wegen“ (because of).
EXAMPLE
Mia ist stinksauer auf ihren Bruder wegen seiner unhöflichen Bemerkung.
Mia is furious with her brother because of his rude remark.
Position in the sentence
„Stinksauer“ is especially often used predicatively after verbs such as „sein“ (to be), „werden“ (to become), or „bleiben“ (to remain). However, it can also come directly before a noun.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Streit blieb der stinksaure Kunde im Laden stehen.
After the argument, the furious customer remained standing in the store.
Der Kunde war stinksauer und verlangte sofort den Filialleiter.
The customer was furious and immediately demanded to see the store manager.
In real life
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