Declension and comparison German adjective faul

The declension of the adjective faul (lazy, rotten) uses these forms of the comparison faul,fauler,am faulsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective faul 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 faul, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
faul
comparative
fauler
superlative
am faulsten

A2 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

faul

faul · fauler · am faulsten

English lazy, rotten, slothful, decayed, idle, indolent, problematic, questionable, stale, suspicious

/ˈfaʊl/ · /ˈfaʊl/ · /ˈfaʊlɐ/ · /ˈfaʊlstn̩/

[…, Charakter] nicht mehr frisch; keine Lust bzw. Motivation besitzend, sich einer anstrengend erscheinenden Angelegenheit zu widmen; bequem; moderig, arbeitsscheu, faulig, träge

» Tom ist faul . English Tom is lazy.

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The strong inflection of faul without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. fauler
Gen. faulen
Dat. faulem
Acc. faulen

Feminine

Nom. faule
Gen. fauler
Dat. fauler
Acc. faule

Neutral

Nom. faules
Gen. faulen
Dat. faulem
Acc. faules

Plural

Nom. faule
Gen. fauler
Dat. faulen
Acc. faule

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derfaule
Gen. desfaulen
Dat. demfaulen
Acc. denfaulen

Feminine

Nom. diefaule
Gen. derfaulen
Dat. derfaulen
Acc. diefaule

Neutral

Nom. dasfaule
Gen. desfaulen
Dat. demfaulen
Acc. dasfaule

Plural

Nom. diefaulen
Gen. derfaulen
Dat. denfaulen
Acc. diefaulen
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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. einfauler
Gen. einesfaulen
Dat. einemfaulen
Acc. einenfaulen

Feminine

Nom. einefaule
Gen. einerfaulen
Dat. einerfaulen
Acc. einefaule

Neutral

Nom. einfaules
Gen. einesfaulen
Dat. einemfaulen
Acc. einfaules

Plural

Nom. keinefaulen
Gen. keinerfaulen
Dat. keinenfaulen
Acc. keinefaulen

Predicative use

Using faul as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristfaul
Fem.sieistfaul
Neut.esistfaul

Plural

siesindfaul

Examples

Example sentences for faul


  • Tom ist faul . 
    English Tom is lazy.
  • Ich liebe faule Sonntage. 
    English I love lazy Sundays.
  • Du bist sehr faul . 
    English You're very lazy.
  • Tom ist kein faules Kind. 
    English Tom isn't a lazy child.
  • Tom ist ein fauler Hund. 
    English Tom is a lazy dog.
  • Tom ist kein faules Kind mehr. 
    English Tom is no longer a lazy child.
  • Er ist gegenüber faulen Menschen sehr streng. 
    English He is very hard on lazy people.

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Translations

Translation of German faul


German faul
English lazy, rotten, slothful, decayed, idle, indolent, problematic, questionable
Russian ленивый, подозрительный, сомнительный, гнилой, недобросовестный, праздный, проблематичный, пустой
Spanish malo, perezoso, podrido, descompuesto, flojo, holgazán, problemático, sospechoso
French paresseux, pourri, bancal, bidon, boîteux, douteux, décomposé, fainéant
Turkish Tembel, aşırı isteksiz, bayat, bozulmuş, eski, problemli, sorunlu, tembel
Portuguese podre, preguiçoso, corrupto, decomposto, indolente, problemático, suspeito, vencido
Italian marcio, pigro, decomposto, dubbioso, indolente, problematico, putrefatto, rancido
Romanian leneș, putred, murdar, neglijent, problematic, suspect, îndoielnic
Hungarian fáradt, gyanús, kérdéses, lusta, lustátlan, problémás, romlott, rothadt
Polish leniwy, zepsuty, obibok, podejrzany, problematyczny, stary, wątpliwy, zgniły
Greek σάπιος, τεμπέλης, χαλασμένος, αδιάφορος, μούχλα, οκνηρός, προβληματικός, ύποπτος
Dutch bedorven, lui, problematisch, rot, traag, twijfelachtig, verdacht, vervallen
Czech líný, zkažený, hnilý, hnusný, neochotný, pochybný, podezřelý, problematičtí
Swedish lat, rutten, fördärvad, förfallen, problematiskt, ruttna, skum, skämd
Danish doven, forfaldende, forrådnet, problematisk, rådnende, rådnet, sløv, suspekt
Japanese ナマケモノ, 問題のある, 怠惰, 怠惰な, 怪しい, 朽ちた, 無気力, 疑わしい
Catalan mandrós, descompost, dubtós, lleuger, podrit, problemàtic, sospitós, viciat
Finnish laiska, epäilyttävä, heikko, joutilas, laho, motivoitumaton, mätä, ongelmallinen
Norwegian forråtnet, lat, mistenkelig, problematisk, råtten, slapp, utgått
Basque alfer, arazo, dudazko, hustle, iraungita, putrid, susmagarri, zaharkituta
Serbian pokvaren, lenj, neprihvatljiv, nevoljan, problematičan, sumnjiv, truo
Macedonian гнило, мрзлив, неактивен, неживо, покварено, проблематичен, сомнителен
Slovenian len, gnil, neaktiven, nepripravljen, pokvarjen, problematičen, sumljiv
Slowakisch hnilý, lenivý, mokrý, neochotný, nečestný, pochybný, podvodný, skazený
Bosnian lijen, neaktivan, neispravan, pokvaren, problematičan, sumnjiv, truhlo, truo
Croatian lijen, neispravan, pokvaren, problematičan, sumnjiv, truhla, truo
Ukrainian лінивий, байдужий, гнилий, запліснявілий, ледачий, не свіжий, неправильний, погнилий
Bulgarian гнил, изсъхнал, мързелив, неправилен, непресен, подозрителен, проблематичен, разложен
Belorussian гнілы, ленівы, не свежы, недобрасумленны, праблемны, разлажаны
Indonesian busuk, basi, malas, mencurigakan, salah
Vietnamese thối, lười biếng, sai, ôi, đáng ngờ
Uzbek buzilgan, chirigan, noto'g'ri, shubhali, tembel
Hindi आलसी, खराब, गलत, बासी, संदिग्ध, सड़ा, सड़ा हुआ
Chinese 腐烂, 变质, 可疑的, 懒惰, 错误的
Thai ขี้เกียจ, น่าสงสัย, บูด, ผิด, เน่า, เสีย
Korean 상한, 게으른, 썩은, 의심스러운, 잘못된
Azerbaijani pozulmuş, tənbəl, yanlış, çürük, şübhəli
Georgian არასწორი, დამპალი, დაფუჭებული, ზარმაცი, ფუჭი
Bengali আলসি, খারাপ, পচা, বাসি, সন্দিগ্ধজনক
Albanian dembel, dyshues, gabim, i kalbur, i prishur, prishur
Marathi आळशी, खराब, शिळा, संशयास्पद, सडका, सडलेला
Nepali आलसी, कुहिएको, गलत, बिग्रिएको, संदिग्ध, सडेको
Telugu కుళ్లిన, తప్పుడు, పాడైన, శంకాస్పద
Latvian bojāts, nepareizs, puvušs, sapuvis, slinks, šaubīgs
Tamil அழுகிய, கெட்ட, சந்தேகமான, சோம்பேறி, தவறான
Estonian kahtlane, laisk, mäda, mädanenud, riknenud, vale
Armenian ծույլ, կասկածելի, կեղծ, փչացած, փտած
Kurdish nebaş, tembel, xirab
Hebrewרקוב، בעייתי، חשוד، עצל، עצלן
Arabicعفن، غير صحيح، فاسد، كسلان، كسول، متعفن، مشبوه، مشكوك فيه
Persianپوسیده، تنبل، فاسد، مشکل دار، مشکوک، کسل، گندیده
Urduباسی، بوسیدہ، سست، سڑا، سڑا ہوا، غلط، مسئلہ دار، مشکوک

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Meanings and synonyms of faul

  • nicht mehr frisch, verrottet, verfault, moderig, faulig, verdorben, verfault
  • [Charakter] keine Lust bzw. Motivation besitzend, sich einer anstrengend erscheinenden Angelegenheit zu widmen, arbeitsscheu, träge, bequem, müßig, untätig
  • falsch, fragwürdig, verdächtig, problematisch oder nicht in Ordnung

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Declension and comparison forms of faul

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


The declension and comparison of faul 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 faul

positive faul
comparative fauler
superlative am faulsten
  • positive: faul
  • comparative: fauler
  • superlative: am faulsten

Strong declension faul

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. fauler faule faules faule
Gen. faulen fauler faulen fauler
Dat. faulem fauler faulem faulen
Acc. faulen faule faules faule
  • Masculine: fauler, faulen, faulem, faulen
  • Feminine: faule, fauler, fauler, faule
  • Neutral: faules, faulen, faulem, faules
  • Plural: faule, fauler, faulen, faule

Weak declension faul

  • Masculine: der faule, des faulen, dem faulen, den faulen
  • Feminine: die faule, der faulen, der faulen, die faule
  • Neutral: das faule, des faulen, dem faulen, das faule
  • Plural: die faulen, der faulen, den faulen, die faulen

Mixed declension faul

  • Masculine: ein fauler, eines faulen, einem faulen, einen faulen
  • Feminine: eine faule, einer faulen, einer faulen, eine faule
  • Neutral: ein faules, eines faulen, einem faulen, ein faules
  • Plural: keine faulen, keiner faulen, keinen faulen, keine faulen

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