aufwendig

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

aufwenden +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯fvɛndɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯fvɛndɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: auf‧wen‧dig

Adjective

aufwendig (comparative aufwendiger, superlative am aufwendigsten)

  1. elaborate, expensive, time-consuming
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 35/2010, page 18:
      In einem aufwendigen Verfahren haben Fachleute zahlreiche Statistiken und Studien zusammengeführt, um ein umfassendes Bild des lebenslangen Lernens in den europäischen Ländern zu zeichnen.
      In a laborious procedure, experts have combined numerous statistics and studies to draw a comprehensive picture of lifelong learning in the European countries.

Declension

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