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

drei

drei · - · -

English three, fifteen

/dʁaɪ/ · /dʁaɪ/

[Zeit, Zahlen] Kardinalzahl 3; drei Uhr, fünfzehn Uhr; fünfzehn Uhr, dreijährig

» Du hast drei Sekunden. English You've got three seconds.

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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. dreie
Gen. dreier
Dat. dreien
Acc. dreie

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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. diedrei
Gen. derdrei
Dat. dendrei
Acc. diedrei
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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. keinedrei
Gen. keinerdrei
Dat. keinendrei
Acc. keinedrei

Predicative use

Using as predicative


Singular

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

Plural

siesinddrei

Examples

Example sentences for


  • Du hast drei Sekunden. 
    English You've got three seconds.
  • Bitte komm in drei Tagen. 
    English Please come in three days.
  • Er ist Vater dreier Kinder. 
    English He is the father of three children.
  • Tom ist der Vater dreier Kinder. 
    English Tom is the father of three children.
  • Tom trinkt drei Tassen Kaffee am Tag. 
    English Tom drinks three cups of coffee a day.
  • Das sind drei und ein halbes Kilogramm Butter. 
    English That is three and a half kilograms of butter.
  • Sagtest du drei ? 
    English Did you say three?

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Translations

Translation of German


German
English three, fifteen
Russian три, пятнадцать
Spanish tres
French trois, quinze
Turkish üç, on beş, üç yıl
Portuguese quinze, três, três anos
Italian tre
Romanian trei, trei ani
Hungarian három, tizenöt
Polish piętnaście, trzy, trzecia, trzyletni, trzynaście
Greek τρία, τρεις
Dutch drie, vijftien
Czech tři, patnáct
Swedish tre, tre år, trenne
Danish tre, femten
Japanese 十五時, 三, 三時, 三つ, 三年
Catalan tres, quinze, quince
Finnish kolme, viisitoista
Norwegian tre
Basque hiru, hamabost
Serbian tri, три, tri godine
Macedonian три, петнаесет
Slovenian tri, ura
Slowakisch tri
Bosnian tri
Croatian tri
Ukrainian три, п'ятнадцять
Bulgarian три, петнадесет
Belorussian тры, пятнаццаць, тры гады
Indonesian berusia tiga tahun, tiga, jam lima belas, jam tiga, usia tiga tahun
Vietnamese ba, ba giờ, ba tuổi, mười lăm giờ
Uzbek uch, soat o'n besh, soat uch, uch yoshli
Hindi तीन, तीन बजे, तीन साल का, पंद्रह बजे
Chinese 三, 三岁, 三点钟, 十五点钟
Thai สาม, สามขวบ, สามโมง, สิบห้าโมง
Korean 삼, 세, 세 살, 세 시, 열다섯 시
Azerbaijani üç, saat on beş, saat üç, üç yaşında
Georgian სამი, სამი წლის
Bengali তিন, তिन, তিন বছর বয়স, তিন বছর বয়সী, তিনটা বাজে, পনেরোটা বাজে
Albanian tre, pesëmbëdhjetë orë, tre orë, tre vjeç, tre vjeçar
Marathi तीन, तीन वर्षांचा, तीन वाजता, पंधरा वाजता
Nepali तीन, तीन वर्षे, तीन बजे, तीन वर्षको, पन्ध्र बजे
Telugu మూడు, మూడు గంటలు, మూడు సంవత్సరాల వయస్సు
Latvian trīs, trīs gadus vecs
Tamil மூன்று, பதினைந்து மணி, மூன்று மணி, மூன்று வயது
Estonian kolm, kolm aastat vana
Armenian երեք, երեք տարեկան
Kurdish sê, sê salî
Hebrewשלוש، חמש עשרה
Arabicثلاثة، ثلاث، خمسة عشر
Persianسه، ساعت سه، ساعت پانزده، سه ساله
Urduتین، پونے

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of

  • [Zahlen] Kardinalzahl 3, Zahl zwischen zwei und vier
  • [Zeit] drei Uhr, fünfzehn Uhr, fünfzehn Uhr
  • [Zahlen] drei Jahre (alt), dreijährig

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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 “drei”.

What is the strong declension of „“?

The strong declension of “” is:
Masculine: dreie, dreier, dreien, dreie
Feminine: dreie, dreier, dreien, dreie
Neutral: dreie, dreier, dreien, dreie
Plural: dreie, dreier, dreien, dreie

What is the weak declension of ""?

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

What is the mixed declension of “”?

The mixed declension of “” is:
Masculine: dreie, dreier, dreien, dreie
Feminine: dreie, dreier, dreien, dreie
Neutral: dreie, dreier, dreien, dreie
Plural: keine drei, keiner drei, keinen drei, keine drei

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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