German word

böse in German sentences

böse means "angry" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Lara ist nicht böse.

Lara is not angry.

Das Kind wirkt nach der Antwort böse.

The child seems angry after the answer.

Der Kunde reagiert böse auf die Nachricht.

The customer reacts angrily to the message.

Lara spricht nicht in bösem Ton.

Lara does not speak in an angry tone.

Nach dem Streit bleibt die Gruppe böse aufeinander.

After the argument, the group remains angry with each other.

Common mistake

Do not treat böse as a single isolated translation. Check how it behaves in the example sentence.