Declension and comparison German adjective

The adjective "" is not gradable. It has no comparative or superlative forms.“” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.The adjective can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).One can not only inflect and compare , but all German adjectives. Comments

A1 · adjective · positive · not comparable

acht

acht · - · -

English eight, eight o'clock, eighth

/axt/ · /axt/

[Zeit, Zahlen] Kardinalzahl 8; acht Uhr, zwanzig Uhr; acht Uhr, achtjährig, zwanzig Uhr

» Er ist acht . English He is eight.

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The strong inflection of without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Feminine

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Neutral

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Plural

Nom. achte
Gen. acht
Dat. achten
Acc. achte

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Weak declension

The weak inflection of the adjective with the definite article 'der' or with pronouns like 'dieser' and 'jener'


Masculine

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Feminine

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Neutral

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Plural

Nom. dieacht
Gen. deracht
Dat. denacht
Acc. dieacht
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Mixed declension

The mixed inflection of the adjective with the indefinite article 'ein' or with pronouns like 'kein' and 'mein'


Masculine

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Feminine

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Neutral

Nom. -
Gen. -
Dat. -
Acc. -

Plural

Nom. keineacht
Gen. keineracht
Dat. keinenacht
Acc. keineacht

Predicative use

Using as predicative


Singular

Masc.erist-
Fem.sieist-
Neut.esist-

Plural

siesindacht

Examples

Example sentences for


  • Er ist acht . 
    English He is eight.
  • Ich habe acht Geschwister. 
    English I have eight brothers and sisters.
  • Es ist acht Uhr abends. 
    English It's eight o'clock at night.
  • Er arbeitet acht Stunden am Tag. 
    English He works eight hours a day.
  • Tom geht um acht Uhr zur Arbeit. 
    English Tom goes to work at eight o'clock.
  • Ich gebe für dich auf deinen Koffer acht . 
    English I take care of your suitcase.
  • Weck mich um acht . 
    English Get me up at eight.

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Translations

Translation of German


German
English eight, eight o'clock, eight-year-old, eighth
Russian восемь, двадцать, восьмёрка
Spanish ocho
French huit
Turkish sekiz, yirmi
Portuguese oito, vinte
Italian otto, venti
Romanian opt, douăzeci
Hungarian nyolc, húsz, nyolcan
Polish osiem, dwadzieścia
Greek οκτώ, είκοσι
Dutch acht, twintig
Czech osm, dvacet, osmý
Swedish åtta, tjugo
Danish otte, tyve
Japanese 
Catalan vuit, vuit hores
Finnish kahdeksan, kaksikymmentä
Norwegian tjue, åtte
Basque zortzi
Serbian dvadeset, osam, осам, осморка
Macedonian осум, дваесет, осум часот
Slovenian osem, dvajset, osem ura
Slowakisch osem, dvadsať
Bosnian dvadeset, osam
Croatian osam, dvadeset, osmorka
Ukrainian вісім, двадцять
Bulgarian осем, осем часа
Belorussian восем, восем гадзін, восемь, дваццаць
Indonesian delapan, delapan tahun
Vietnamese tám, tám tuổi
Uzbek sakkiz, olti yosh, olti yoshli, sakkiz yoshli
Hindi आठ, आठ साल का, आठ-वर्षीय
Chinese 八, 八岁
Thai แปด, แปดขวบ
Korean 여덟, 여덟 살, 팔, 여덟 살짜리
Azerbaijani səkkiz, səkkiz yaşlı
Georgian რვა, რვა წლის
Bengali আট, আট বছর বয়সী
Albanian tetë, tetë vjeçar
Marathi आठ, आठ वर्षांचा, आठ वर्षाचा
Nepali आठ, आठ वर्षका, आठ वर्षको
Telugu ఎనిమిది, ఎడు, ఎనిమిది సంవత్సరాల వయసు, ఎనిమిది సంవత్సరాల వయస్సు, ఎనిమిది సంవత్సరాల వయస్సు కలిగిన
Latvian astoņgadīgs, astoņi, astoņus gadus vecs
Tamil எட்டு, எட்டு வயது, எட்டு வயதுடைய
Estonian kaheksa, kaheksa-aastane
Armenian ութ, ութ տարեկան
Kurdish heşt, heşt salî
Hebrewשמונה، עשרים
Arabicثمانية، عشرون
Persianبیست، هشت
Urduآٹھ، بیس

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of

  • [Zahlen] Kardinalzahl 8, Zahl zwischen sieben und neun
  • [Zeit] acht Uhr, zwanzig Uhr, acht Uhr, zwanzig Uhr
  • [Zahlen] acht Jahre (alt), achtjährig

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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “”

“” is an adjective that can be declined and compared. Which forms apply varies depending on the adjective as well as gender, case, and number. All forms are clearly displayed on this page.

Is „“ gradable?

The adjective "" is not gradable. It has no comparative or superlative forms.

How is "" used?

The adjective can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).

Is “” inflected?

“” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.

What is the positive (base form) of “”?

The positive degree of “” is “acht”.

What is the strong declension of „“?

The strong declension of “” is:
Masculine: achte, acht, achten, achte
Feminine: achte, acht, achten, achte
Neutral: achte, acht, achten, achte
Plural: achte, acht, achten, achte

What is the weak declension of ""?

The weak declension of “” is:
Masculine: die acht, der acht, den acht, die acht
Feminine: die acht, der acht, den acht, die acht
Neutral: die acht, der acht, den acht, die acht
Plural: die acht, der acht, den acht, die acht

What is the mixed declension of “”?

The mixed declension of “” is:
Masculine: achte, acht, achten, achte
Feminine: achte, acht, achten, achte
Neutral: achte, acht, achten, achte
Plural: keine acht, keiner acht, keinen acht, keine acht

The declension and comparison of as declination and comparison tables with all strong, weak and mixed forms. These become clear as tables in the singular and plural and in all four cases nominative, genitive, dative and accusative.

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