mitfühlend
compassionate, empathetic
Advanced Adjective
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Pronunciation
/ˈmɪtˌfyːlənt/
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Cultural Note
Mitfühlend literally means 'feeling with' — the German equivalent of compassionate. The related noun 'Mitgefühl' (compassion) is built the same way. Note that 'sympathisch' does NOT mean sympathetic — 'mitfühlend' does.
📝 Example Sentences
Du bist ein sehr mitfühlender Mensch.
You are a very compassionate person.
Sie hörte ihm mitfühlend zu.
She listened to him with compassion.
Mitfühlende Menschen machen die Welt besser.
Compassionate people make the world better.
📊 Adjective Forms
| Gender | Form |
|---|---|
| base | mitfühlend |
| comparative | mitfühlender |
| predicative | mitfühlend |
| superlative | am mitfühlendsten |