pitch-black
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pitch-black
Completely dark, so that nothing or almost nothing can be seen.
Im Keller war es stockdunkel, und wir konnten ohne Taschenlampe nichts sehen.
It was pitch-black in the basement, and we couldn't see anything without a flashlight.
| basic form | stockdunkel |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | stockdunkle | stockdunkle | stockdunkle | stockdunklen |
| acc. | stockdunklen | stockdunkle | stockdunkle | stockdunklen |
| dat. | stockdunklen | stockdunklen | stockdunklen | stockdunklen |
| gen. | stockdunklen | stockdunklen | stockdunklen | stockdunklen |
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | stockdunkler | stockdunkle | stockdunkles | stockdunklen |
| acc. | stockdunklen | stockdunkle | stockdunkles | stockdunklen |
| dat. | stockdunklen | stockdunklen | stockdunklen | stockdunklen |
| gen. | stockdunklen | stockdunklen | stockdunklen | stockdunklen |
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | stockdunkler | stockdunkle | stockdunkles | stockdunkle |
| acc. | stockdunklen | stockdunkle | stockdunkles | stockdunkle |
| dat. | stockdunklem | stockdunkler | stockdunklem | stockdunklen |
| gen. | stockdunklen | stockdunkler | stockdunklen | stockdunkler |
'Stockdunkel' (pitch-black) is made up of 'stock' and 'dunkel' (dark). Here, 'stock' intensifies the meaning of the adjective and makes it clear that it refers to extreme darkness.
Nach dem Stromausfall war die ganze Wohnung stockdunkel.
After the power cut, the whole apartment was pitch-black.
'Stockdunkel' (pitch-black) frequently occurs with verbs such as 'sein' (to be), 'werden' (to become), and 'bleiben' (to remain), describing rooms, paths, or the surrounding area.
Als wir den Tunnel betraten, wurde es plötzlich stockdunkel.
When we entered the tunnel, it suddenly became pitch-black.
'Stockdunkel' (pitch-black) is a vivid, emphatic adjective and occurs particularly often in spoken language and in narrative texts.
Wir mussten im stockdunklen Treppenhaus vorsichtig nach unten gehen.
We had to carefully make our way down the pitch-black stairwell.
