besonders

/bəˈzɔndɐs/

especially, particularly

Dieses Buch ist besonders interessant.

This book is especially interesting.

general

Used to emphasize something as being more notable, important, or significant than others

Er ist besonders gut in Mathematik.

He is particularly good at math.

Besonders im Winter braucht man warme Kleidung.

Especially in winter, you need warm clothes.

Often used to highlight exceptions or special cases

Collocations

besonders wichtigespecially importantbesonders gutparticularly goodbesonders interessantespecially interesting

to particularly emphasize

to stand out particularly

In German, 'besonders' often comes before the word it modifies, unlike English where it typically comes after.

Use 'besonders' when you want to draw attention to something as being more significant than other things in the same category.

From Middle High German 'besunder', from Old High German 'bisuntar' (comparative of 'bisunt' = separate, distinct)

Can be used both positively and negatively, depending on context. Often placed at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis.

besonder-

special, distinct

root

-s

adjective ending

suffix

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