unbekümmert

carefree

adjective OON-be-kuem-ert Less Common

Also means

untroubled

Usage Note

unbekümmert means carefree, free of worry, from bekümmert (troubled) with the negating un-. It can be admiring (light-hearted) or mildly critical (heedless), as in unbekümmert handeln.

Examples

"Unbekümmert sprang sie in den See."

Natural Translation

Carefree, she jumped into the lake.

Literal Translation

Carefree jumped she into the lake.

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