completely unfamiliar
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completely unfamiliar
Completely unknown, especially referring to people, but also to places or things. The word describes someone or something you have never met or seen before.
Ein wildfremder Mann sprach mich auf der Straße an und bat mich um Geld.
A complete stranger approached me on the street and asked me for money.
| basic form | wildfremd |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to wildfremd.
| 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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'Wildfremd' (completely unfamiliar) consists of 'wild' (wild) and 'fremd' (unfamiliar). Here, 'wild' intensifies 'fremd' and does not describe the person's behavior.
Die wildfremde Frau half mir sehr freundlich mit meinem schweren Koffer.
The woman, a complete stranger, very kindly helped me with my heavy suitcase.
In the pattern 'jemandem wildfremd sein' (to be completely unfamiliar to someone), the person to whom someone is unknown is in the dative case. This lets you explicitly state who finds the other person unfamiliar.
Warum sollte ich ihm meine Adresse geben? Er ist mir wildfremd.
Why should I give him my address? He is a complete stranger to me.
Typical phrases include 'wildfremden Menschen vertrauen' (to trust complete strangers), 'wildfremde Menschen ansprechen' (to approach complete strangers), and 'mit wildfremden Menschen reden' (to talk to complete strangers). In these contexts, the word often emphasizes that someone is crossing a personal boundary or making contact without any prior acquaintance.
Auf Reisen fällt es ihr leicht, mit wildfremden Menschen zu reden.
When traveling, she finds it easy to talk to complete strangers.
