Note
Like in English, adding un- negates the adjective. However this doesn't work with all adjectives...Breakdown of unglücklich
glücklich
happy
Usages of unglücklich
Sie ist unglücklich.
She is unhappy.
Das Kind ist nicht unglücklich.
The child is not unhappy.
Ich bin auch unglücklich.
Me too, I am unhappy.
Der kleine Mann ist unglücklich.
The small man is unhappy.
Er weiß es und er ist unglücklich.
He knows it and he is unhappy.
Ich bin unglücklich.
I am unhappy.
Ich bin schrecklich unglücklich.
I am terribly unhappy.
Am Anfang der Geschichte ist der kleine Mann unglücklich.
At the beginning of the story, the little man is unhappy.
Watch out for the word order! Whenever we start the sentence with a time expression the verb moves before the subject.
Er (1) ist (2) unglücklich.
Am Anfang ist (2) er (1) unglücklich.
Test yourself: What does unglücklich mean?
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