German grammar
Super-, mega-, tod-: sehr, sehr...
Say something is 'extremely' good, tasty or tiring.
From the scene Das ist superlecker! (It's really, really good!)
In short
In speech, add super-, mega- or tod- to an adjective for very, written as one word.
- extremely good superlecker
- really delicious megalecker
- so much total
- exhausted todmüde
Your turn
Which one goes with really delicious?
Options: superlecker · total · megalecker
Show answer
really delicious → megalecker
How it works
Everyday spoken German intensifies adjectives with prefixes.
Good to know
Super- or mega- (extremely), or for tiredness tod- (from Tod, 'death'): superlecker, todmüde. They attach directly, no space. Total also means 'so much'.
extremely good superlecker
Javi
Das ist superlecker!
This is really, really good!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Das ist (blank)!
Options: superlecker · megalecker · total
Show answer
Javi
Das ist superlecker!
This is really, really good!
really delicious megalecker
Nuria
Oder? Der Oktopus ist megalecker.
Right? The octopus is delicious.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Oder? Der Oktopus ist (blank).
Options: total · megalecker · superlecker
Show answer
Nuria
Oder? Der Oktopus ist megalecker.
Right? The octopus is delicious.
so much total
Nuria
Danke, Mama. Ich hab dich total lieb.
Thanks, Mum. I love you so much.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Danke, Mama. Ich hab dich (blank) lieb.
Options: megalecker · total · superlecker
Show answer
Nuria
Danke, Mama. Ich hab dich total lieb.
Thanks, Mum. I love you so much.
exhausted todmüde
Javi
Aber ich bin todmüde.
But I'm exhausted.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Aber ich bin (blank).
Options: megalecker · todmüde · superlecker
Show answer
Javi
Aber ich bin todmüde.
But I'm exhausted.
Common mistake
Not superleckere or sehrlecker here. 'this' is very tasty.
Das ist superlecker!
This is really, really good!
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| extremely good | superlecker |
|---|---|
| really delicious | megalecker |
| so much | total |
| exhausted | todmüde |
More lines from the story
- JaviUnd die Empanada auch. Voll lecker!And the empanada too. Really delicious!
- JaviSchneide dies, nimm das... Den ganzen Tag!Cut this, take that... All day long!