fleißig

diligent

adjective FLY-sikh Less Common

Origin: from Fleiß (diligence)

Also means

industrious

Usage Note

fleißig is a core compliment for hard work, the opposite of faul. It applies to people and, colloquially, to frequent activity: fleißig üben (to practise diligently). A fleißiger Schüler is the classic example in school reports.

Examples

"Die Schüler haben dieses Jahr sehr fleißig gelernt."

Natural Translation

The pupils studied very diligently this year.

Literal Translation

The pupils have this year very diligent learned.

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