Big, large, great - Groß (The 67th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Big, large, great is Groß. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about materials & quality, culture & arts, measures. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 67th most common word in German. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

en English: big, large, great

de German: groß

Examples

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The house is too big for us, and what is more, it is too expensive. Das Haus ist zu groß für uns, und außerdem ist es zu teuer.
My room is twice as big as his. Mein Zimmer ist doppelt so groß wie seins.
This room is not big. Dieses Zimmer ist nicht groß.
They are too big. Die sind zu groß.
They are big. Sie sind groß.
The sun is big. Die Sonne ist groß.
That club is way too big. Dieser Klub ist eindeutig zu groß.
This car is as big as that car. Dieses Auto hier ist so groß wie dieses.

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Big, large, great - Groß (The 67th Most Common German Word)
The kitchen of this house is very large. Die Küche in diesem Haus ist sehr groß.
This building is very large. Dieses Gebäude ist sehr groß.
The building that I saw was very large. Das Gebäude, das ich sah, das war sehr groß.
It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small. Es könnte ein bisschen groß sein, aber dieser Umschlag wird gut tun. Lieber zu groß als zu klein.
This is twice as large as that. Das ist doppelt so groß.
People care more about animals that are big and have a name. Menschen interessieren sich mehr für Tiere, die groß sind und einen Namen haben.
This hat is too big for you. Dieser Hut ist Ihnen zu groß.
These trousers are too large. Die Hose ist zu groß.
The market is big. Der Markt ist groß.
I'm alone, the distance that stretches from body to body, is as great as that from soul to soul. Ich bin allein, die Entfernung, die sich von Körper zu Körper erstreckt, ist so groß wie die von Seele zu Seele.
He is big and fat and always busy. Er ist groß, dick und stets beschäftigt.
The house I'm living in isn't very large. Das Haus, in dem ich wohne, ist nicht sehr groß.
The lake is big. Der See ist groß.

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Big, large, great - Groß (The 67th Most Common German Word)

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