unglücklich

This is the 4649th most frequent German word.


unglücklich

Unhappy.


Here, 'unglücklich' conveys the speaker feeling unfortunate or in a state of discontent due to external circumstances.

Ich bin heute unglücklich, weil es den ganzen Tag geregnet hat.

I am unlucky today because it rained all day.


In this sentence, 'unglücklich' describes the nature of the event as unfortunate or lamentable.

Der unglückliche Vorfall hat alle überrascht.

The unfortunate incident surprised everyone.


Here, 'unglücklich' refers to an emotional state of unhappiness as reflected in the facial expression.

Sie sah mit einem unglücklichen Ausdruck auf ihrem Gesicht aus dem Fenster.

She looked out of the window with an unhappy expression on her face.