No. 4,523 in German
nützlich
Useful.
In a sentence
Das Buch ist sehr nützlich für meine Recherche.
The book is very useful for my research.
Here, 'nützlich' is an adjective describing the book as being beneficial or helpful for a specific purpose (research).
Es ist nützlich, eine Taschenlampe auf der Wanderung mitzunehmen.
It is useful to take a flashlight on the hike.
'Nützlich' is used to describe the practical value of having a flashlight during a hike for enabling a safer and smoother experience.
Die Tipps waren wirklich nützlich für die Prüfungsvorbereitung.
The tips were really useful for exam preparation.
In this example, 'nützlich' characterizes the tips as instrumental in achieving effective preparation for an exam.
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