# schattig

schattig is a German adjective meaning “shady”. Forms: schattiger, am schattigsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: schattiger
- Superlative: am schattigsten

## In other languages

- Русский: тенистый

## Meanings

1. shady, shadowy
   - O könnt' ich fliegen wie Tauben dahin, weit hinweg vor dem Feinde zu fliehn! In die Wüste eilt' ich dann fort, — Oh, if I could fly off like the doves, flee far away from the foe! Into the wilderness I would then hasten, and find repose in a shadowy place.

## Examples

- Diese Pflanze will es schattig. — This plant likes the shade.
- In diesem Tal ist der Wald außerwöhnlich dicht und schattig. — In this valley, the forest is unusually dense and dark.

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