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German
Etymology
From lang (“long”, adjective) + Weile (“while”, noun). Cognate with Hunsrik langweilich.
Pronunciation
Adjective
langweilig (strong nominative masculine singular langweiliger, comparative langweiliger, superlative am langweiligsten)
- boring, dull, tedious
- Das ist langweilig. ― That's boring.
1994, “Der langweiligste Junge der Welt”, performed by Die Braut haut ins Auge:Der langweiligste Junge, den ich kannte / War der, den ich nicht kannte / Weil er keine Musik machte / Und keine dadaistischen Bilder malte / Und weil er nichts von Kafka wusste / Und ganz bestimmt zur Bundeswehr musste- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- bored (when a dative reflexive pronoun is used)
- Mir ist langweilig. ― I'm bored.
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