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schief: crooked — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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schief

crooked

not straight, level, or correctly aligned; crooked or slanted

IPA/ʃiːf/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

not straight, level, or correctly aligned; crooked or slanted

Das Bild hängt schief; kannst du es gerade machen?

Die Linie ist etwas schief geworden.

Der Tisch steht schief, weil ein Bein kürzer ist.

schief can be predicative (Das Bild ist schief), adverbial (schief hängen), or attributive with an ending (ein schiefes Bild).

schief is used when something is crooked, slanted, or incorrectly aligned.

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What does schief mean in Das Bild hängt schief?

schief describes something that is not straight, level, or correctly aligned. It is gradable: schiefer, am schiefsten.