In German
gefährlich
Meaning: dangerous
Example sentences
DieStraßeistgefährlich.
The street is dangerous.
DasistkeingefährlichesTier.
That's not a dangerous animal.
Rauchenistgefährlich.
Smoking is dangerous.
Grammar note
“Gefährlich” comes from “die Gefahr” (danger). Like other adjectives, it takes endings before a noun: “ein gefährliches Tier” (a dangerous animal, neuter).
Common mistake
Don't confuse “gefährlich” with “gefällt” (pleases, from “gefallen”) — they share letters but one is an adjective, the other a verb form.
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What is the noun “danger”?
“Die Gefahr”, the root of “gefährlich”.
How do you say “a dangerous animal”?
“Ein gefährliches Tier”.