ganz dicht sein

German

Etymology

Literally, “to be perfectly sealed”, possibly suggesting information leaking from someone's mind.

Verb

ganz dicht sein (irregular, third-person singular present ist ganz dicht, past tense war ganz dicht, past participle ganz dicht gewesen, past subjunctive wäre ganz dicht, auxiliary sein)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to be in one's right mind
    Bist du noch ganz dicht? ― Are you out of your mind? (literally, “Are you still fully sensible?”)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ganz,‎ dicht.

Conjugation

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