# schön

schön is a German adjective meaning “beautiful”. Forms: schöner, am schönsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: schöner
- Superlative: am schönsten

## In other languages

- Русский: красивый, прекрасный
- Українська: гарний, красивий, чудовий

## Adjective

1. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
   - Nowhere is there a land more beautiful than ours at this time [or in this age]...
2. good, great, splendid
3. nice, pleasant
   - Am liebsten entfloh sie dem allem in den großen Garten. Da verbrachte sie ihre schönsten Stunden. — She liked best to escape from all of that into the big garden. There she spent her most pleasant hours.

## Adverb

1. well, beautifully
2. really
3. nicely

## Examples

- Im Sommer soll es hier schön sein. — They say summer is nice here.
- Der Wald ist sehr schön im Herbst. — The forest is very beautiful in the fall.
- Im Herbst ist der Mond sehr schön. — In autumn, the moon is very beautiful.
- Du wirst von Jahr zu Jahr schöner. — You get more beautiful every year.
- Wie schön! Geh das mal Oma zeigen! — How lovely! Go and show Nan.

## Related words

- Antonym: hässlich, unschön

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