{"id":8067,"date":"2017-01-13T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8067"},"modified":"2017-01-12T14:15:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T14:15:19","slug":"untranslatable-german-words-morgenmuffel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/untranslatable-german-words-morgenmuffel\/","title":{"rendered":"Untranslatable German Words: Morgenmuffel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words, where I bring you the quirkiest, funniest and most intelligent words that the German language has to offer \u2013 and ones that are difficult to find a direct translation for! Today\u2019s word is der Morgenmuffel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The face of a Morgenmuffel. Photo by plannerjohn365 on flickr.com under a CC license (CC by 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

What does der Morgenmuffel mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In German, a Morgenmuffel is someone who is extremely grumpy in the mornings. I\u2019m sure you all know at least one of them \u2013 maybe you even are one yourself! They are the kinds of people who think 10 am is an early start, and need about 4 cups of coffee before they can function. The German language, of course, has a word for these people!<\/p>\n

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What is the literal translation of der Morgenmuffel?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a combination of the words der Morgen \u2013 morning<\/strong> and der Muffel \u2013 grump\/grouch.<\/strong> So it literally means \u2018morning grouch\u2019.<\/p>\n

There are actually several compound nouns in German that begin with the word \u2018Morgen\u2019 (morning), such as:<\/p>\n

das Morgenlicht \u2013 Morning light
\ndas Morgenrot \u2013 Morning red (referring to the redness of a sunrise)
\ndie Morgenluft \u2013 Morning air
\nder Morgennebel \u2013 Morning fog<\/p>\n

It seems you can do anything with the word Morgen! \ud83d\ude42
\nSo if a Morgenmuffel is someone who doesn\u2019t do mornings, what is a morning person called in German? Could you call them der Morgenmensch<\/strong> \u2013 lit. \u2018morning person\u2019? Yes, you absolutely could! The opposite (a night person) would be der Nachtmensch<\/strong> \u2013 lit. \u2018night person\u2019. In German, the word for \u2018Night owl\u2019 (someone who prefers\/is more productive at night) is also an easy translation: die Nachteule<\/strong> (die Eule – owl).<\/p>\n

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die Eule – owl. die Nachteule – night owl. Photo by left-hand on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY-ND 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

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How would you use der Morgenmuffel in a sentence?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quite simply, you\u2019d say someone \u2018is\u2019 a Morgenmuffel. \u201cDieser Mann ist so ein Morgenmuffel!\u201d \u2013 \u201eThis man is such a morning grouch!\u201c<\/p>\n

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What is the closest English equivalent to der Morgenmuffel?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The word \u2018grouch\u2019 on its own is probably the closest, but it doesn\u2019t specifically describe someone who is grouchy in the mornings.<\/em> Is there a better word? If there is, let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n

Are you a Morgenmuffel? Are you a Nachteule? Or are you a Morgenmensch?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words, where I bring you the quirkiest, funniest and most intelligent words that the German language has to offer \u2013 and ones that are difficult to find a direct translation for! Today\u2019s word is der Morgenmuffel. What does der Morgenmuffel mean? In German, a Morgenmuffel is…<\/p>\n

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