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likable
A person or thing that comes across in a pleasant way and evokes affection or positive feelings; nice and lovable.
Ich finde deine neue Kollegin auf Anhieb sehr sympathisch.
I immediately find your new colleague very likable.
'Sympathisch' (likable) means 'nice' or 'lovable'. It is not the same as the English word 'sympathetic', which means 'mitfühlend' (compassionate).
Mein neuer Nachbar ist wirklich sehr sympathisch.
My new neighbor is really very likable.
To express who finds a person likable, a construction with the dative is often used. The person who has the feeling is in the dative.
Seine offene Art war mir sofort sympathisch.
His open manner was immediately likable to me.
A very common way to use this word is with the verb 'finden' (to find). The person you find likable is in the accusative.
Ich finde deine Freunde sehr sympathisch.
I find your friends very likable.
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Nett and sympathisch can both describe a person as pleasant and positive. Sympathisch emphasizes more strongly that the person inspires personal affection or a good feeling, while nett is more general and sometimes only polite praise. Use sympathisch for your own positive attitude and nett for a generally pleasant description.
Der neue Kollege ist mir sympathisch, weil wir ähnliche Interessen haben.
I find the new colleague likable because we have similar interests.
Der neue Kollege ist nett und hilft den anderen oft bei der Arbeit.
The new colleague is nice and often helps the others at work.
