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bescheiden (adjective)

modest; not proud or boastful.

💡 Memory Tip

Be SHY den. A modest person might BE SHY in the DEN instead of showing off in the living room.

🏛️ Origin

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Forgetting adjective endings because the base word ends in -en.

Using it to mean 'shy' instead of 'modest'.

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