No. 1,317 in German
spezielle
"Special" or "specific."
In a sentence
Dieses Buch enthält spezielle Informationen über Geschichte.
This book contains special information about history.
The word 'spezielle' here modifies 'Informationen', meaning that the information has distinctive or particular qualities.
Mein Freund hat eine spezielle Sammlung von antiken Münzen.
My friend has a special collection of antique coins.
Here 'spezielle' describes 'Sammlung', specifying that the collection has unique or specific features.
Für diese Aufgabe sind spezielle Fähigkeiten erforderlich.
Special skills are required for this task.
In this case, 'spezielle' qualifies 'Fähigkeiten', indicating that the skills are not general but specific to the task at hand.
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