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 exhausted
fertig finished
am Ende at the end
im Eimer in the bucket
k.o. knocked out
fix und fertig finished
kaputt broken
hundemüde dog tired
totmüde dead tired
ausgepumpt pumped out
alle empty
erledigt finished

I filmed myself.

I filmed myself teaching a group of absolute beginners German - for over 20 hours!

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.

About the Author Stephan

Stephan has been a professional language teacher since the early 2000s. He's been calling Berlin his home since 2006, when he started managing (and founding his own) language schools in addition to teaching German and English. He's the owner of Deutschable and loves writing about language, history, and game changers.

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