Word
Mein Vater wird böse.
Meaning
My father is getting angry.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Mein Vater wird böse.
mein
my
der Vater
the father
werden
to become / to get (change of state)
böse
mad / mean
Questions & Answers about Mein Vater wird böse.
I thought werden meant "will". Why does it mean "is getting" here?
Werden is often used as a helper verb to form the future tense ("will"), but in this lesson, you are seeing it used as a main verb. When used on its own like this, werden means "to become" or "to get". So wird böse means "is getting angry".
Why is the verb conjugated as wird instead of "werdt"?
Werden is an irregular verb. Like some other strong German verbs, its stem vowel changes in the present tense for the du and er/sie/es forms. The e changes to an i, making the "he/she/it" form wird. (For "you", it is du wirst).
Doesn't böse usually mean "evil"?
It can mean "evil" in fairy tales or movies! But in everyday life, when talking about people and their moods, böse is the standard word for "angry" or "mad". You might also hear wütend, which is a stronger word meaning "furious".
What is the difference between Mein Vater wird böse and Mein Vater ist böse?
Wird (is getting / is becoming) describes a process or a change in mood. If you say Mein Vater ist böse, you are using the verb sein (to be) to describe his current state: "My father is angry".