Declension and comparison German adjective clever

The declension of the adjective clever (smart, clever) uses these forms of the comparison clever,cleverer,am cleversten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective clever can be used both attributively in front of a noun as well as predicative in conjunction with a verb.One can not only inflect and compare clever, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive

clever

comparative

cleverer

superlative

am cleversten

B2 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

clever

clever · cleverer · am cleversten

smart, clever, cunning, sly, witty

/ˈklɛvɐ/ · /ˈklɛvɐ/ · /ˈklɛvɐʁɐ/ · /ˈklɛvɐstn̩/

schlau, gewitzt; ausgeklügelt, geschickt, intelligent, klug

» Hunde sind clever . Dogs are smart.

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The strong inflection of clever without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom.	cleverer
Gen.	cleveren
Dat.	cleverem
Acc.	cleveren

Feminine

Nom.	clevere
Gen.	cleverer
Dat.	cleverer
Acc.	clevere

Neutral

Nom.	cleveres
Gen.	cleveren
Dat.	cleverem
Acc.	cleveres

Plural

Nom.	clevere
Gen.	cleverer
Dat.	cleveren
Acc.	clevere

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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom.	der	clevere
Gen.	des	cleveren
Dat.	dem	cleveren
Acc.	den	cleveren

Feminine

Nom.	die	clevere
Gen.	der	cleveren
Dat.	der	cleveren
Acc.	die	clevere

Neutral

Nom.	das	clevere
Gen.	des	cleveren
Dat.	dem	cleveren
Acc.	das	clevere

Plural

Nom.	die	cleveren
Gen.	der	cleveren
Dat.	den	cleveren
Acc.	die	cleveren

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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom.	ein	cleverer
Gen.	eines	cleveren
Dat.	einem	cleveren
Acc.	einen	cleveren

Feminine

Nom.	eine	clevere
Gen.	einer	cleveren
Dat.	einer	cleveren
Acc.	eine	clevere

Neutral

Nom.	ein	cleveres
Gen.	eines	cleveren
Dat.	einem	cleveren
Acc.	ein	cleveres

Plural

Nom.	keine	cleveren
Gen.	keiner	cleveren
Dat.	keinen	cleveren
Acc.	keine	cleveren

Predicative use

Using clever as predicative

Singular

Masc.	er	ist	clever
Fem.	sie	ist	clever
Neut.	es	ist	clever

Plural

sie	sind	clever

Examples

Example sentences for clever

Hunde sind clever .
Dogs are smart.
Du bist sehr clever .
You're very sharp.
Tom ist clever , oder?
Tom is sharp, isn't he?
Tom ist wirklich clever , oder?
Tom is really sharp, isn't he?
Sie ist ein ziemlich cleveres Mädchen.
She is quite a clever girl.
Ich wäre gerne so clever wie er.
I would like to be as clever as he is.
Er war alles andere als clever in seiner Schulzeit.
He was far from clever in his school days.

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Translations

Translation of German clever

clever

smart, clever, cunning, sly, witty

умный, ловкий, хитрый

astuto, espabilado, ingenioso, inteligente

malin, astucieux, rusé

kurnaz, zeki

astuto, inteligente, sábio

astuto, furbo, intelligente, sveglio

inteligent, smecher

okos, ravasz

inteligentny, sprytny

έξυπνος, πανούργος

slim, sluw, vindingrijk

chytrý, mazaný

smart, klok, listig

klog, snedig

賢い, 頭の良い

astut, intel·ligent

nerokas, älykäs

klok, lurt, smart

azkar, sabi

pametan, snalažljiv

вешт, паметен

iznajdljivo, pametno

inteligentný, vynaliezavý, šikovný

pametan, snašan

pametno, snašan

кмітливий, розумний

умен, хитър

разумны, хітры

cerdik, pintar

thông minh, tinh ranh

aqlli, dono

चालाक, होशियार

机灵, 聪明

ฉลาด, เจ้าเล่ห์

교활한, 영리한

ağıllı, hiyləgər

ცბიერი, ჭკვიანი

চতুর, চালাক

i mençur, i zgjuar

चलाख, हुशार

चालाक, बुद्धिमान

చతుర్, తెలివైన

gudrs, viltīgs

நுட்பமான, புத்திசாலி

kaval, nutikas

խելացի

zîrek, çalak

חכם، נבון

ذكي، ماكر

زیرک، هوشمند

چالاک، ہوشیار

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Meanings and synonyms of clever

schlau, gewitzt, ausgeklügelt, geschickt, intelligent, klug

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Declension and comparison forms of clever

Summary of all declination forms and forms of comparisons of the adjective clever in all genera and cases

The declension and comparison of clever 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.

Comparison of adjectives clever

positive	clever
comparative	cleverer
superlative	am cleversten

positive: clever
comparative: cleverer
superlative: am cleversten

Strong declension clever

	Masculine	Feminine	Neutral	Plural
Nom.	cleverer	clevere	cleveres	clevere
Gen.	cleveren	cleverer	cleveren	cleverer
Dat.	cleverem	cleverer	cleverem	cleveren
Acc.	cleveren	clevere	cleveres	clevere

Masculine: cleverer, cleveren, cleverem, cleveren
Feminine: clevere, cleverer, cleverer, clevere
Neutral: cleveres, cleveren, cleverem, cleveres
Plural: clevere, cleverer, cleveren, clevere

Weak declension clever

Masculine: der clevere, des cleveren, dem cleveren, den cleveren
Feminine: die clevere, der cleveren, der cleveren, die clevere
Neutral: das clevere, des cleveren, dem cleveren, das clevere
Plural: die cleveren, der cleveren, den cleveren, die cleveren

Mixed declension clever

Masculine: ein cleverer, eines cleveren, einem cleveren, einen cleveren
Feminine: eine clevere, einer cleveren, einer cleveren, eine clevere
Neutral: ein cleveres, eines cleveren, einem cleveren, ein cleveres
Plural: keine cleveren, keiner cleveren, keinen cleveren, keine cleveren

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