adjectiveadverb

neu

new

Etwas, das gerade erst gemacht oder entdeckt wurde und vorher nicht da war.

Definition & meaning

The adjective neu translates to "new" in English. It has several applications depending on the context:

Recently created or acquired: Something that has just been made, produced, or purchased. For example, a "new car" (ein neues Auto).
Unfamiliar or strange: Something that one has not encountered or experienced before. For example, "new surroundings" (eine neue Umgebung).
Different or changed: Something that replaces an old version or introduces a change. For example, "a new job" (ein neuer Job).
Fresh: Often used to describe something that has just begun or is added to something else, such as "new information" (neue Informationen).

Grammar & Word origin

Grammar: neu is an adjective. Like all German adjectives, its ending changes based on the grammatical gender, case, and number of the noun it describes (e.g., der neue Wagen, die neue Tasche, das neue Buch).

Origin: The word traces back to the Old High German niuwi and the Proto-Germanic niwjaz. It is etymologically related to the English word "new," the Latin novus, and the Greek neos.