# spontan

spontan is a German adjective meaning “spontaneous”. Forms: spontaner, am spontansten.

## Forms

- Comparative: spontaner
- Superlative: am spontansten

## In other languages

- Русский: спонтанный

## Meanings

1. spontaneous
2. ad hoc

## Examples

- Ich schreibe nur einige Namen auf, die mir spontan einfallen. — I'm only writing down a few names that spontaneously occur to me.
- Die Astronauten wurden mit spontanem Applaus begrüßt. — The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.
- Allzu spontan sind die nicht. — They aren't very spontaneous, are they?
- Sie hat völlig spontan gehandelt. — She acted completely spontaneously.
- Ich habe mir diese Geschichte spontan in 33 Minuten ausgedacht. — I randomly came up with this story in 33 minutes.

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