Empty - Leer (The 874th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Empty in German is Leer. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 874th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about materials & quality. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: empty

de German: leer

Examples

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I found the glass empty. Ich fand das Glas leer.
The theater is empty. Das Theater ist leer.
The train was almost empty. Der Zug war fast leer.
The room was empty for quite a while. Das Zimmer stand lange Zeit leer.
The place was almost empty. Der Platz war fast leer.
I found the room empty. Ich fand das Zimmer leer vor.
The restaurant was almost empty. Das Restaurant war beinahe leer.
The bus arrived empty. Der Bus kam leer an.

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Empty - Leer (The 874th Most Common German Word)
But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty. Aber als der Affe zurückkam, war die Blechtasse immer leer.
Your account is empty. Ihr Konto ist leer.
His hands were empty. Seine Hände waren leer.
The box is empty. Die Kiste ist leer.
My bag is empty. Meine Tasche ist leer.
The store was relatively empty. Der Laden war relativ leer.
The container is empty. Das Gefäß ist leer.
The streets were empty. Die Straßen waren leer.
My house is empty. Mein Haus ist leer.
The tank is empty. Der Tank ist leer.
The room is empty. Das Zimmer ist leer.
The bottle is empty. Die Flasche ist leer.
The disco is empty. Die Disko ist leer.

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Empty - Leer (The 874th Most Common German Word)

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