how to pronounce grün

/ɡʁyːn/

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grün is pronounced in one syllable

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yː

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

“… daten oder damit so links-grün was ist …”

meanings of grün

adjective:

Pertaining to a green party, such as Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Germany.
Unripe.
Inexperienced, young.
Green (in colour).
Ecological, environment-friendly.

noun:

Green (color).
Vert; green in heraldry.
Leaves, a suit in German playing cards.

grün frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word grün occurs in german on average 47.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.