Serious - Ernst (The 1050th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Serious in German is Ernst. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1050th most commonly used word in German. This word often comes up when talking about people, measures. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: serious

German: ernst

Examples


Do you regard the situation as serious	Betrachtest du die Situation als ernst
I speak seriously.	Es ist ernst gemeint von mir.
Sounds like it's serious.	Klingt, als wäre es ernst.
That's very serious.	Das ist sehr ernst.
My friend's condition is very serious.	Der Zustand meines Freundes ist sehr ernst.
This is serious.	Das ist ernst.
That's serious.	Das ist ernst.
You always take things too seriously.	Sie nehmen immer alles zu ernst.

Seriously, people are so dumb.	Im Ernst, die Menschen sind so was von dumm
The situation is very serious.	Die Situation ist sehr ernst.
I didn't mean it seriously.	Ich habe es nicht ernst gemeint.
He looks like he's serious.	Es scheint ernst zu sein.
I'm not serious.	Ich bin nicht ernst.
It doesn't seem serious.	Es scheint nicht ernst zu sein.
I'm serious.	Es ist mein Ernst.
We need to take this very seriously.	Wir müssen das sehr ernst nehmen.
Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.	Aber im Ernst, die Episode 21 hat mich fast vor Lachen weinen lassen.
We regard the situation as serious.	Wir sehen die Lage als ernst an.
I take my health seriously.	Ich nehme meine Gesundheit ernst.
She indicated that the problem was serious.	Sie deutete an, dass das Problem ernst sei.
Are you serious	Meinst du das ernst