derbe
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See also: Derbe
Daur[edit]
Noun[edit]
derbe
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Initially a regional variation of derb, popularized via hip-hop culture.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
derbe (indeclinable)
- (colloquial, chiefly Northern Germany) Alternative form of derb (“cool”, literally “rough”)
- Synonym: krass
- Der Typ is’ echt derbe.
- That guy’s really cool.
- (literally, “That guy’s really rough.”)
- derbe Beats ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Adverb[edit]
derbe
- (colloquial) Used as intensifier; very
- 2011, “Poesie Album”, in SchwarzWeiss, performed by Samy Deluxe:
- Kletter hoch auf der Karrieretreppe / Oh nein, das heißt Karriereleiter / Wenn's 'n Fehler war, dann nur ein derbe kleiner
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2014, “1000 Bars”, performed by Eko Fresh:
- Der deutsche Don, Digga, drück die Daum'n derbe
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes[edit]
- The form is used in northern German slang to describe a kind of “rough coolness” but is also an expletive. It is rarely used quite synonymously with derb but is undistinguishable from it in all inflected forms.
Further reading[edit]
- “derbe” in Duden online