# albern

albern is a German adjective meaning “goofy”. Forms: alberner, am albernsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: alberner
- Superlative: am albernsten

## In other languages

- Русский: дурачиться

## Meanings

1. goofy, silly, childish (inappropriately funny)

## Examples

- Das ist einfach albern. — That's just silly.
- Das ist der albernste Film, den ich je gesehen habe. — That's the daftest film I have ever seen.
- Es klingt albern, doch es ist wahr. — It sounds silly, but it's true.
- Tom hält das für eine alberne Idee. — Tom thinks it's a ridiculous idea.
- Das alberne Kostüm ziehe ich nicht an! — I'm not wearing that stupid costume.

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