Declension and comparison German adjective dezent

The adjective “dezent” is gradable.The forms of "dezent" are "dezent,dezenter,am dezentesten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/esten.“dezent” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.The adjective dezent can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).One can not only inflect and compare dezent, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
dezent
comparative
dezenter
superlative
am dezentesten

B2 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

dezent

dezent · dezenter · am dezentesten

English discreet, subtle, understated, restrained, unobtrusive

/deˈt͡sɛnt/ · /deˈt͡sɛnt/ · /deˈt͡sɛntɐ/ · /deˈt͡sɛntɛstən/

[Kleidung, …] unauffällig, dabei aber von feiner Natur im weiteren Sinne. Mehr sein als scheinen trifft die Bedeutung ganz gut; nicht in den Vordergrund drängend; edel, feinfühlig, filigran, sensibel

» Statt eines dezenten Verlobungsrings bekam Deborah von Claus einen fetten Brummer. English Instead of a discreet engagement ring, Deborah received a big ring from Claus.

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The strong inflection of dezent without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. dezenter
Gen. dezenten
Dat. dezentem
Acc. dezenten

Feminine

Nom. dezente
Gen. dezenter
Dat. dezenter
Acc. dezente

Neutral

Nom. dezentes
Gen. dezenten
Dat. dezentem
Acc. dezentes

Plural

Nom. dezente
Gen. dezenter
Dat. dezenten
Acc. dezente

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derdezente
Gen. desdezenten
Dat. demdezenten
Acc. dendezenten

Feminine

Nom. diedezente
Gen. derdezenten
Dat. derdezenten
Acc. diedezente

Neutral

Nom. dasdezente
Gen. desdezenten
Dat. demdezenten
Acc. dasdezente

Plural

Nom. diedezenten
Gen. derdezenten
Dat. dendezenten
Acc. diedezenten
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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. eindezenter
Gen. einesdezenten
Dat. einemdezenten
Acc. einendezenten

Feminine

Nom. einedezente
Gen. einerdezenten
Dat. einerdezenten
Acc. einedezente

Neutral

Nom. eindezentes
Gen. einesdezenten
Dat. einemdezenten
Acc. eindezentes

Plural

Nom. keinedezenten
Gen. keinerdezenten
Dat. keinendezenten
Acc. keinedezenten

Predicative use

Using dezent as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristdezent
Fem.sieistdezent
Neut.esistdezent

Plural

siesinddezent

Examples

Example sentences for dezent


  • Statt eines dezenten Verlobungsrings bekam Deborah von Claus einen fetten Brummer. 
    English Instead of a discreet engagement ring, Deborah received a big ring from Claus.
  • Wir werden im Einkaufszentrum mit dezenter Hintergrundmusik berieselt. 
    English We will be surrounded by discreet background music in the shopping mall.
  • Charmant zu sein, bedeutet aus irgendeinem unerklärlichen, irgendwie magischen Grund auf dezente Weise gefällig und anziehend zu sein. 
    English To be charming means to be pleasing and attractive in a subtle way for some inexplicable, somehow magical reason.

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Translations

Translation of German dezent


German dezent
English discreet, subtle, understated, restrained, unobtrusive
Russian сдержанный, незаметный
Spanish discreto, sutil, decente
French discret, décent, délicat, subtil
Turkish sade, göze batmayan, göze çarpmayan, kibar
Portuguese discreto, sutil
Italian discreto, sobrio, decente
Romanian discret, modest, subtil
Hungarian diszkrét, finom, visszafogott
Polish dyskretny, subtelny
Greek διακριτικός, λεπτός, συγκρατημένος
Dutch subtiel, bescheiden, terughoudend
Czech diskrétní, nenápadný
Swedish diskret, anspråkslös, ytlig
Danish diskret, beskeden, tilbagetrukket
Japanese さりげない, 控えめ, 控えめな
Catalan discret, discretament, moderat, sutil
Finnish hillitty, vaatimaton
Norwegian beskjeden, diskret
Basque diskret, apurtu, elegante
Serbian diskretan, suptilan
Macedonian дискретен, неупадлив
Slovenian diskreten, nevsiljiv
Slowakisch diskrétny, nenápadný
Bosnian diskretan, suptilan
Croatian diskretan, suptilan
Ukrainian скромний, стриманий
Bulgarian дискретен, сдържан
Belorussian далікатны, незаўважны
Indonesian sederhana
Vietnamese không phô trương, kín đáo, nhã nhặn
Uzbek kamtar, sodda
Hindi संयत
Chinese 低调, 含蓄
Thai เรียบง่าย, ไม่โอ้อวด
Korean 수수한, 은은한
Azerbaijani sakit, təmkinli, zarif
Georgian მოკრძალებული, დახვეწილი, შეუმჩნეველი
Bengali সংযত
Albanian diskret
Marathi शालीन, सादगीपूर्ण
Nepali संयत, सरल
Telugu నిరాడంబరమైన, మితమైన, సాధారణ
Latvian neuzkrītošs, izsmalcināts
Tamil அடக்கமான, சாதாரண, மிதமான
Estonian tagasihoidlik, maitsekas
Armenian զուսպ, համեստ, հանդարտ
Kurdish mûtevazî, nazik, nizm
Hebrewעדין، לא בולט، מופנם
Arabicغير بارز، خفي، معتدل
Persianمتین، ملایم، نازک
Urduخفیہ، نرم، نرمی، ہلکا

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Meanings and synonyms of dezent

  • [Kleidung] unauffällig, dabei aber von feiner Natur im weiteren Sinne. Mehr sein als scheinen trifft die Bedeutung ganz gut, edel, filigran, gediegen, unscheinbar
  • nicht in den Vordergrund drängend, feinfühlig, sensibel, zurückhaltend

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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “dezent”

“dezent” 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 „dezent“ gradable?

The adjective “dezent” is gradable.

How do you form the comparative and superlative of “dezent”?

The forms of "dezent" are "dezent,dezenter,am dezentesten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/esten.

How is "dezent" used?

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

Is “dezent” inflected?

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

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

The positive degree of “dezent” is “dezent”.

What is the comparative of "dezent"?

The comparative of „dezent“ is „dezenter“.

What is the superlative of “dezent”?

The superlative of "dezent" is "am dezentesten".

What is the strong declension of „dezent“?

The strong declension of “dezent” is:
Masculine: dezenter, dezenten, dezentem, dezenten
Feminine: dezente, dezenter, dezenter, dezente
Neutral: dezentes, dezenten, dezentem, dezentes
Plural: dezente, dezenter, dezenten, dezente

What is the weak declension of "dezent"?

The weak declension of “dezent” is:
Masculine: der dezente, des dezenten, dem dezenten, den dezenten
Feminine: die dezente, der dezenten, der dezenten, die dezente
Neutral: das dezente, des dezenten, dem dezenten, das dezente
Plural: die dezenten, der dezenten, den dezenten, die dezenten

What is the mixed declension of “dezent”?

The mixed declension of “dezent” is:
Masculine: ein dezenter, eines dezenten, einem dezenten, einen dezenten
Feminine: eine dezente, einer dezenten, einer dezenten, eine dezente
Neutral: ein dezentes, eines dezenten, einem dezenten, ein dezentes
Plural: keine dezenten, keiner dezenten, keinen dezenten, keine dezenten

The declension and comparison of dezent 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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