how to pronounce böse

/ˈbøːzə/

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böse is pronounced in two syllables

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øː

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An example use of böse in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… streiter gegen die böse mit dem guten …”

meanings of böse

noun:

Bad boy.
Evil, malice, wickedness.
Anger.
The Evil One.
Bad guy, baddie.

adjective:

Angry.
Bad; naughty.
Evil; malicious; wicked.

adverb:

Nastily, evilly.

böse frequency in german - A2 level of CEFR

the word böse occurs in german on average 85 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.