"The water is bad."

Translation: Das Wasser ist schlecht.

[calypso15]

Can you say "Das Wasser ist gut nicht"?

[wataya]

No, the word order is wrong: 'Das Wasser ist nicht gut' - but this is not a valid translation of the English sentence.

[calypso15]

Okay, thanks. Are they roughly equivalent like they are in English?

[wataya]

Yes, it's the same as in English.

[8NC31]

Can I use böse or wertlos to replace schlecht? or there are some differences …

[mizinamo]

böse is more explicitly "evil" while schlecht may merely be "bad". böse can also mean "angry".

wertlos means "worthless".

[Corwyn8]

I'm a teensy bit peeved that getting the form of the counts against you when testing out. As a former teacher of mine said, it's like when people mix up your/you're. It's still a perfectly understandable sentence

[zirkul]

Schlimm? (Not accepted - reporting)

[deactivated user]

i thought schlecht was supposed to mean horrible, could i use it for both bad and horrible?

[mizinamo]

i thought schlecht was supposed to mean horrible, could i use it for both bad and horrible?

schlecht is "bad".

"horrible" would be schrecklich, entsetzlich, grässlich.

[Zedas]

"Das Wasser ist schmutzig."

I think this should be accepted...

[mizinamo]

"Das Wasser ist schmutzig."

I think this should be accepted...

But schmutzig means "dirty".

The English sentence doesn't say that it's dirty, only that it's bad. It might have a foul smell or a nasty taste, for example, but look perfectly clear.