No. 2,176 in German
blau
Blue.
In a sentence
Der Himmel ist blau.
The sky is blue.
In this sentence, 'blau' is used as an adjective to describe the color of the sky.
Ich habe ein blaues Hemd gekauft.
I bought a blue shirt.
Here 'blaues' is a declinated form of 'blau', agreeing with the noun 'Hemd' in gender, case, and number.
Er war gestern total blau nach der Party.
He was totally drunk after the party yesterday.
In colloquial usage, 'blau' can mean 'drunk', indicating the speaker is describing the person's state after consuming alcohol.
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