happy
glücklich; froh (loanword usage)
English translations
- 01
happy
- 02
glad
- 03
pleased
Word details
- German meaning
- Happy bedeutet glücklich, zufrieden oder erfreut sein.
- English meaning
- Happy
- Synonym
- glücklich, zufrieden
- German example
- Ich bin happy, weil ich meinen Geburtstag feiere.
- English example
- I am happy because I am celebrating my birthday.
- Comparative
- happyerSuperlative: am happysten
Related words
- Happy End
A happy ending is a positive conclusion to a story, film, or event.
- Happyend
Happy ending
- Happy-End
Happy ending
- Selbstgenügsamkeit
Self-sufficiency, contentment
- Selbsthass
Self-hatred
- Junggesellin
Bachelorette
- Ableitungsmorphem
Derivational morpheme
- Rosinenbomber
Candy Bomber
- Derivation
Derivation refers to the process of forming a new word from an existing word or root.
- Freie
Single woman
- losgeben
To let go means to release, relinquish, or abandon something.
- fröhlich
Cheerful means that someone is happy and in a good mood.
- schießwütig
Trigger-happy
- unbelastet
Unburdened
- weinselig
wine-happy
- Melodrama
A dramatic work characterized by exaggerated emotions and stereotypical characters, often with a happy ending.
- Glückwunsch
Congratulations
- Kinderfahrrad
Children's bicycle
- Zander
Pike-perch
- Langohr
Long-ears is a colloquial term for an animal with long ears, especially a hare or rabbit.
- Neujahrstag
New Year's Day
- Wutz
Colloquial term for pig.
- Käferchen
Little beetle
- Kindeskind
Grandchild
- Sterndeuter
An astrologer is a person who believes that the positions of the stars and planets can influence human life and uses them to predict events or interpret characters.
- Urenkelin
great-granddaughter
- leben
to live
- freuen
to be happy, to look forward to
- murren
To grumble
- weissagen
To prophesy
- den Schein wahren
To keep up appearances means to maintain a certain image externally, which does not necessarily correspond to reality.
- glücklich
happy
- nachträglich
Belated
- heilfroh
"Heilfroh" means extremely glad or happy, often in the sense of great relief or liberation.
- tieftraurig
Deeply sad means very sad or unhappy.
- wonnetrunken
Blissfully happy, ecstatic
- Urenkel
Great-grandchild
- Paradox
paradox
- Bittersüß
Bittersweet describes a taste or feeling that combines both bitter and sweet elements.
- Kamelle
Candy
- Abonnentin
Subscriber (female)
- Lämmchen
Lambkin is the diminutive form of lamb and refers to a young sheep.
- Genügsamkeit
frugality
- Wenigkeit
Triviality, insignificance
- Eudämonist
A eudaimonist is a person who believes that the highest goal of human action is to achieve happiness and well-being.
- Ehestand
matrimony
- Suffigierung
Suffixation
- Wauwau
Doggy
- Zweierbeziehung
Relationship, dyadic relationship
Example sentences with “happy”
Er ist sehr happy mit seiner neuen Arbeit. (He is very happy with his new job.)
Frequently asked questions
Why is 'happy' used in German?
It is an English loanword increasingly used in informal German to express satisfaction or joy.