Declension and comparison German adjective eifrig

The declension of the adjective eifrig (eager, zealous) uses these forms of the comparison eifrig,eifriger,am eifrigsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective eifrig 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 eifrig, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
eifrig
comparative
eifriger
superlative
am eifrigsten

C1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

eifrig

eifrig · eifriger · am eifrigsten

English eager, zealous, assiduous, avid, diligent, enthusiastic, industrious, keen, vehement

/ˈaɪ̯fʁɪç/ · /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪç/ · /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪçɐ/ · /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪçstən/

[Berufe] großen persönlichen Einsatz bei der Arbeit an einer Sache aufweisend; emsig, fleißig, strebsam

» Tom arbeitet eifrig . English Tom works hard.

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The strong inflection of eifrig without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. eifriger
Gen. eifrigen
Dat. eifrigem
Acc. eifrigen

Feminine

Nom. eifrige
Gen. eifriger
Dat. eifriger
Acc. eifrige

Neutral

Nom. eifriges
Gen. eifrigen
Dat. eifrigem
Acc. eifriges

Plural

Nom. eifrige
Gen. eifriger
Dat. eifrigen
Acc. eifrige
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. dereifrige
Gen. deseifrigen
Dat. demeifrigen
Acc. deneifrigen

Feminine

Nom. dieeifrige
Gen. dereifrigen
Dat. dereifrigen
Acc. dieeifrige

Neutral

Nom. daseifrige
Gen. deseifrigen
Dat. demeifrigen
Acc. daseifrige

Plural

Nom. dieeifrigen
Gen. dereifrigen
Dat. deneifrigen
Acc. dieeifrigen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. eineifriger
Gen. eineseifrigen
Dat. einemeifrigen
Acc. eineneifrigen

Feminine

Nom. eineeifrige
Gen. einereifrigen
Dat. einereifrigen
Acc. eineeifrige

Neutral

Nom. eineifriges
Gen. eineseifrigen
Dat. einemeifrigen
Acc. eineifriges

Plural

Nom. keineeifrigen
Gen. keinereifrigen
Dat. keineneifrigen
Acc. keineeifrigen

Predicative use

Using eifrig as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristeifrig
Fem.sieisteifrig
Neut.esisteifrig

Plural

siesindeifrig

Examples

Example sentences for eifrig

  • Tom arbeitet eifrig . 
    English Tom works hard.
  • Sie lernt sehr eifrig . 
    English She studies hard.
  • Sie ist eine eifrige Studentin. 
    English She is a diligent student.
  • Tom ist ein eifriger junger Mann. 
    English Tom is an ambitious young man.
  • Sie lernt so eifrig wie alle anderen. 
    English She learns as diligently as everyone else.
  • Meine Großeltern waren ihr ganzen Leben eifrige Sparer. 
    English My grandparents were eager savers their whole life.
  • Tom lernte eifrig Japanisch. 
    English Tom learned Japanese diligently.
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Translations

Translation of German eifrig

German eifrig
English eager, zealous, assiduous, avid, diligent, enthusiastic, industrious, keen
Russian старательный, усердный, рьяный
Spanish entusiasta, diligente
French assidu, diligent, enthousiaste
Turkish hevesli, gayretli, istekli
Portuguese aplicado, diligente, entusiasta, zeloso
Italian diligente, entusiastico, impegnato, solerte, zelante
Romanian aplicat, diligent, îndârjit
Hungarian buzgó, lelkes, szorgalmas
Polish gorliwie, gorliwy, zapalony
Greek ενθουσιώδης, ζωηρός
Dutch ijverig, bezig, enthousiast, naarstig
Czech horlivý, horlivě, přičinlivý, přičinlivě, usilovný
Swedish ivrig, entusiastisk, flitig, nitisk
Danish ivrig, entusiastisk
Japanese 一心に, 勤勉な, 熱心な
Catalan apassionat, entusiasta, entusiàstic
Finnish ahkera, innokas
Norwegian ivrig, entusiastisk
Basque ahalegin handia, lan gogorra
Serbian marljiv, revnostan
Macedonian вреден, потрудлив
Slovenian zagnan
Slowakisch horlivý, usilovný
Bosnian marljiv, revnostan
Croatian marljiv, revnostan
Ukrainian працьовитий, старанний
Bulgarian старателен, усърден
Belorussian задзейнічаны, працавіты
Indonesian gigih, rajin
Vietnamese hăng hái, siêng năng
Uzbek mehnatsevar, tashabbusli
Hindi उत्साही, परिश्रमी
Chinese 勤奋的, 热心的
Thai กระตือรือร้น, ขยัน
Korean 근면한, 열정적인
Azerbaijani həyəcanlı, çalışqan
Georgian მოწადინებული, შრომისმოყვარე
Bengali উৎসাহী, পরিশ্রমী
Albanian zellshëm
Marathi उत्साही, परिश्रमी
Nepali उत्त्साही, परिश्रमी
Telugu ఉత్సాహి
Latvian azartisks, uzcītīgs
Tamil ஆர்வமுள்ள, முயற்சி மிக்க
Estonian innukas, pühendunud
Armenian եռանդուն, ջանասեր
Kurdish şevkdar
Hebrewנלהב، שקדן
Arabicمتحمس، نشط
Persianمشتاق، پرشور
Urduمخلص، پرجوش

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Meanings and synonyms of eifrig
  • [Berufe] großen persönlichen Einsatz bei der Arbeit an einer Sache aufweisend, emsig, fleißig, strebsam
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Declension and comparison forms of eifrig

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

The declension and comparison of eifrig 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 eifrig

positive eifrig
comparative eifriger
superlative am eifrigsten
  • positive: eifrig
  • comparative: eifriger
  • superlative: am eifrigsten

Strong declension eifrig

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. eifriger eifrige eifriges eifrige
Gen. eifrigen eifriger eifrigen eifriger
Dat. eifrigem eifriger eifrigem eifrigen
Acc. eifrigen eifrige eifriges eifrige
  • Masculine: eifriger, eifrigen, eifrigem, eifrigen
  • Feminine: eifrige, eifriger, eifriger, eifrige
  • Neutral: eifriges, eifrigen, eifrigem, eifriges
  • Plural: eifrige, eifriger, eifrigen, eifrige

Weak declension eifrig

  • Masculine: der eifrige, des eifrigen, dem eifrigen, den eifrigen
  • Feminine: die eifrige, der eifrigen, der eifrigen, die eifrige
  • Neutral: das eifrige, des eifrigen, dem eifrigen, das eifrige
  • Plural: die eifrigen, der eifrigen, den eifrigen, die eifrigen

Mixed declension eifrig

  • Masculine: ein eifriger, eines eifrigen, einem eifrigen, einen eifrigen
  • Feminine: eine eifrige, einer eifrigen, einer eifrigen, eine eifrige
  • Neutral: ein eifriges, eines eifrigen, einem eifrigen, ein eifriges
  • Plural: keine eifrigen, keiner eifrigen, keinen eifrigen, keine eifrigen

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