Declension and comparison German adjective defensiv

The declension of the adjective defensiv (defensive) uses these forms of the comparison defensiv,defensiver,am defensivsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective defensiv 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 defensiv, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
defensiv
comparative
defensiver
superlative
am defensivsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

defensiv

defensiv · defensiver · am defensivsten

English defensive

/deˈfɛn.zɪf/ · /deˈfɛn.zɪf/ · /deˈfɛn.zɪ.fɐ/ · /deˈfɛn.zɪf.stən/

so, dass ein Schutz vor einem Angriff erreicht wird; verteidigend

» Tom ist defensiv . English Tom is defensive.

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The strong inflection of defensiv without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. defensiver
Gen. defensiven
Dat. defensivem
Acc. defensiven

Feminine

Nom. defensive
Gen. defensiver
Dat. defensiver
Acc. defensive

Neutral

Nom. defensives
Gen. defensiven
Dat. defensivem
Acc. defensives

Plural

Nom. defensive
Gen. defensiver
Dat. defensiven
Acc. defensive
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derdefensive
Gen. desdefensiven
Dat. demdefensiven
Acc. dendefensiven

Feminine

Nom. diedefensive
Gen. derdefensiven
Dat. derdefensiven
Acc. diedefensive

Neutral

Nom. dasdefensive
Gen. desdefensiven
Dat. demdefensiven
Acc. dasdefensive

Plural

Nom. diedefensiven
Gen. derdefensiven
Dat. dendefensiven
Acc. diedefensiven
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. eindefensiver
Gen. einesdefensiven
Dat. einemdefensiven
Acc. einendefensiven

Feminine

Nom. einedefensive
Gen. einerdefensiven
Dat. einerdefensiven
Acc. einedefensive

Neutral

Nom. eindefensives
Gen. einesdefensiven
Dat. einemdefensiven
Acc. eindefensives

Plural

Nom. keinedefensiven
Gen. keinerdefensiven
Dat. keinendefensiven
Acc. keinedefensiven

Predicative use

Using defensiv as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristdefensiv
Fem.sieistdefensiv
Neut.esistdefensiv

Plural

siesinddefensiv

Examples

Example sentences for defensiv

  • Tom ist defensiv . 
    English Tom is defensive.
  • Defensives Fahrverhalten kann Unfälle verhindern. 
    English Defensive driving can help you avoid accidents.
  • Die defensiv ungeordneten Gladbacher verloren nun zum dritten Mal hintereinander vor heimischem Publikum und rutschten damit auf Tabellenplatz vier ab. 
    English The defensively disorganized Gladbachers lost now for the third time in a row in front of their home crowd and thus slipped to fourth place in the table.
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Translation of German defensiv

German defensiv
English defensive
Russian защитный
Spanish defensivo
French défensif
Turkish koruyucu, savunmacı
Portuguese defensivo
Italian difensivo
Hungarian védelmi, védő
Polish obronny
Greek αμυντικός
Dutch defensief, verdedigend
Czech obranný, defenzivní
Swedish defensiv, försvarande
Japanese 守備的, 防御的
Catalan defensiu
Finnish puolustava, puolustus
Basque defentsiboa
Serbian odbrambeni
Macedonian одбранбен
Slovenian obramben, defenziven
Slowakisch defenzívny
Bosnian defenzivan, odbrambeni
Croatian defenzivan, obrambeni
Ukrainian захисний
Bulgarian защитен
Belorussian абарончы
Indonesian defensif
Vietnamese phòng thủ
Uzbek himoyaviy
Hindi रक्षात्मक
Chinese 防守的, 防御的
Thai เชิงรับ
Korean 방어적, 방어적인
Azerbaijani müdafiəvi
Georgian დაცვითი
Bengali রক্ষামূলক
Albanian mbrojtës
Marathi संरक्षणात्मक
Nepali रक्षात्मक
Telugu రక్షణాత్మక
Latvian defensīvs
Tamil பாதுகாப்பான
Estonian kaitsev
Armenian պաշտպանական
Kurdish defansîv, parastî
Hebrewהגנתי
Arabicدفاعي
Persianدفاعی
Urduمدافع

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Meanings and synonyms of defensiv
  • so, dass ein Schutz vor einem Angriff erreicht wird, verteidigend
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Declension and comparison forms of defensiv

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

The declension and comparison of defensiv 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 defensiv

positive defensiv
comparative defensiver
superlative am defensivsten
  • positive: defensiv
  • comparative: defensiver
  • superlative: am defensivsten

Strong declension defensiv

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. defensiver defensive defensives defensive
Gen. defensiven defensiver defensiven defensiver
Dat. defensivem defensiver defensivem defensiven
Acc. defensiven defensive defensives defensive
  • Masculine: defensiver, defensiven, defensivem, defensiven
  • Feminine: defensive, defensiver, defensiver, defensive
  • Neutral: defensives, defensiven, defensivem, defensives
  • Plural: defensive, defensiver, defensiven, defensive

Weak declension defensiv

  • Masculine: der defensive, des defensiven, dem defensiven, den defensiven
  • Feminine: die defensive, der defensiven, der defensiven, die defensive
  • Neutral: das defensive, des defensiven, dem defensiven, das defensive
  • Plural: die defensiven, der defensiven, den defensiven, die defensiven

Mixed declension defensiv

  • Masculine: ein defensiver, eines defensiven, einem defensiven, einen defensiven
  • Feminine: eine defensive, einer defensiven, einer defensiven, eine defensive
  • Neutral: ein defensives, eines defensiven, einem defensiven, ein defensives
  • Plural: keine defensiven, keiner defensiven, keinen defensiven, keine defensiven

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