21 December 2025
How do you talk about being exhausted in German?
The German language has many colorful ways of expressing that one has reached the point of near-collapse from exhaustion. To make sentences expressing this, just fill in the blanks!
Ich bin komplett/total/völlig/absolut (Adjektiv).
I am completely/totally/entirely/absolutely (adjective).
Creative Adjectives
erschöpft exhaustedfertig finishedam Ende at the endim Eimer in the bucketk.o. knocked outfix und fertig finishedkaputt brokenhundemüde dog tiredtotmüde dead tiredausgepumpt pumped outalle emptyerledigt finished
Put it Together
Ich bin komplett hundemüde. I am completely dog tired.
Ich bin absolut alle. I am absolutely empty.
Ich bin total fix und fertig. I am totally finished.
Give it a try!
Remember
In less extreme cases (or if you’re just too exhausted to think of something more compelling), the word müde (tired) will usually do just fine!
Ich bin müde. I am tired.
Now go get some rest.
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