German word

perfekt

Pronunciation

IPA/pɛɐ̯ˈfɛkt/

Meaning

  • adjectiveperfect

Example

Dein Deutsch ist perfekter als meins.

Your German is closer to perfect than mine.

Illustration for perfekt (perfect)

More examples

Eine perfekte Vorbereitung hilft, im Gespräch sicher aufzutreten.

Perfect preparation helps you come across confidently in conversation.

Core concept

A completed whole with no missing or defective part, whether it describes a flawless result or an event brought to its endpoint.

Common phrases

  • perfekte Vorbereitung

    perfect preparation

  • perfekter Zeitpunkt

    perfect timing

  • perfekte Präsentation

    perfect presentation

Similar words

vollkommen: Entirely flawless and complete, with nothing lacking.
ausgezeichnet: Exceptionally high in quality and worthy of strong praise.
fertig: Finished, with the work or action brought to completion.
gut: Meeting standards or expectations and satisfactory.

Definition in German

Vollständig und ohne Mangel; als Bezeichnung: das Perfekt, die Zeitform für abgeschlossene Ereignisse der Vergangenheit.

Word origin

German perfekt comes from Latin perfectus, meaning completed or accomplished, and this idea also names the perfect tense.

Usage tips

  • As a noun, das Perfekt is capitalized and neuter, while the adjective perfekt is normally lowercase.

Other meanings

  • perfectlyadverb

Opposites

  • unvollkommenimperfectadjective
  • unzureichendinadequateadjective

Related words

  • Perfektionperfectionnoun
  • Perfektionismusperfectionismnoun
  • perfektionistischperfectionisticadjective

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