What does “den Hype nicht wert” mean in German?

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den Hype nicht wert
Saying something let you down
“Not worth the hype” — it didn’t live up to all the buzz.

In her Milan vlog she raves about the city, then finally tries the famous gelato shop and says “es war wirklich der Hype nicht wert” — it really wasn’t worth all the buzz. (Careful German uses the accusative “den Hype nicht wert”; her “der” is casual speech.) The phrase says something got hyped up but fell flat when you actually tried it.

Spoken in the clip: “es war wirklich der Hype nicht wert” — “it really wasn’t worth the hype.” The pattern is simple: name the thing, then put “nicht wert” (not worth it) at the end. - Der Film war den Hype nicht wert. — The movie wasn’t worth the hype. - Das Restaurant war das Geld nicht wert. — The restaurant wasn’t worth the money. - Ehrlich, die lange Schlange war es nicht wert. — Honestly, the long queue wasn’t worth it. Swap in any noun (den Hype, das Geld, die Mühe = the effort) and the shape stays the same. You’ll often hear “wirklich” or “echt” dropped in to add feeling, just as she does here.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this B1 German listening practice video?

87%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common German words
Most of the words in this video are common German words.

How common in written German

80.5%
Top 1,000
87%
Top 2,000
93.5%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken German

93.1%
Top 1,000
96%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in German.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than B1. Here is what they mean.

gelatoladen
1×
Not in top 5,000
(fragment)
geschminkt
1×
Not in top 5,000
made up (cosmetics)
geschmolzen
1×
Not in top 5,000
melted
lunch
1×
Not in top 5,000
lunch
metrostation
1×
Not in top 5,000
metro or subway station

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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