No. 1,273 in German
enorme
"Enorme" in German means "enormous" or "huge" in English.
In a sentence
Er hat eine enorme Leistung vollbracht.
He accomplished an enormous achievement.
Here, 'enorme' is used as an adjective to emphasize the great magnitude of 'Leistung' (achievement).
Die Kosten für das Projekt waren enorm.
The costs for the project were enormous.
In this sentence, 'enorm' describes the significant amount or size of 'Kosten' (costs).
Die Zahl der Zuschauer war enorm gestiegen.
The number of spectators had risen enormously.
Here, 'enorm' is applied in an adverbial form ('enorm gestiegen') to describe the intensity of 'gestiegen' (risen).
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