A2Grammar
Die Reise war nicht so langweilig wie befürchtet.
The trip wasn't as boring as feared.
In German
Die Reise war nicht so langweilig wie befürchtet.
dee ry-zeh vahr nisht zo lang-vy-lish vee be-fyrsh-tet
🇬🇧 English
The trip wasn't as boring as feared.
🇪🇸 Español
El viaje no fue tan aburrido como se temía.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Il viaggio non è stato così noioso come temuto.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Die | The | Definite article |
| Reise | Trip | Noun |
| war | was | Verb |
| nicht | not | Negation |
| so | as | Adverb of comparison |
| langweilig | boring | Adjective |
| wie | as | Conjunction of comparison |
| befürchtet | feared | Past participle used as adjective |
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Grammar Point
Negative comparison with 'nicht so...wie'
Variations
Die Reise war weniger langweilig, als ich dachte.
The trip was less boring than I thought.
Ich hatte eine langweiligere Reise erwartet.
I had expected a more boring trip.
Related
My brother is as old as I am.
Mein Bruder ist so alt wie ich.
mine broo-der ist zo alt vee ish
That was the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen.
Das war der schönste Sonnenuntergang, den ich je gesehen habe.
das vahr dehr shohn-steh zon-nen-oon-ter-gang, dehn ish yeh ge-zeh-en hah-beh
I can't swim as far as he can.
Ich kann nicht so weit schwimmen wie er.
ish kan nisht zo vyte shvim-men vee ehr