sündhaft
sinful
Morally reprehensible or contrary to religious commandments.
EXAMPLE
Er bereute sein sündhaftes Verhalten und bat um Vergebung.
He regretted his sinful behavior and asked for forgiveness.
sündhaft
sinful / outrageously
sündhaft – sündhafter – am sündhaftesten
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Meanings
sündhaft
outrageously / sinfully
Exceptionally intense or excessive; used especially for something that is very expensive, luxurious, or tempting.
EXAMPLE
Das Restaurant serviert sündhaft teure Desserts.
The restaurant serves sinfully expensive desserts.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry sündhaft, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | sündhaft |
|---|---|
| comparative | sündhafter |
| superlative | am sündhaftesten |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Usage tips
Word family
The word 'sündhaft' (sinful) contains the stem 'sünd-' from the word family of 'Sünde' (sin). This connection also helps with its figurative use: something seems so tempting or excessive that it is as if it were a sin.
EXAMPLE
Wir haben uns ein sündhaft teures Wochenende im Luxushotel gegönnt.
We treated ourselves to a sinfully expensive weekend at a luxury hotel.
Strongly evaluative use
In religious texts and sermons, 'sündhaft' (sinful) expresses a serious moral judgment. When someone uses the word this way, they present a behavior as a violation of their religious or moral standards.
EXAMPLE
Der Prediger bezeichnete die Gier nach Reichtum als sündhaft.
The preacher described the greed for wealth as sinful.
Intensifier before adjectives
As an intensifying word, 'sündhaft' (sinfully) comes directly before another adjective, especially in 'sündhaft teuer' (sinfully expensive), 'sündhaft gut' (sinfully good), or 'sündhaft lecker' (sinfully delicious). 'Sündhaft' remains unchanged in this use, which often sounds playful or promotional.
EXAMPLE
Zum Nachtisch gab es eine sündhaft leckere Schokoladentorte.
For dessert, there was a sinfully delicious chocolate cake.
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