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Tief

Tief

See also: tief

German

Noun

Tief n (genitive Tiefs, plural Tiefs)

  1. (meteorology) low

Declension

tief

tief

See also: Tief

German

Adjective

tief (comparative tiefer, superlative am tiefsten)

  1. deep (also figuratively)
    Wie tief ist das Wasser?
    How deep is the water?
    Sie hat ein tiefes Verständnis der russischen Kultur.
    She has a deep understanding of Russian culture.
  2. low
    Du hast das Bild zu tief gehängt.
    You hung the picture too low.

Usage notes

German niedrig is a more generally applicable translation of English "low". Tief can cover the meaning of niedrig in many contexts, but not vice versa.

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