Declension and comparison German adjective finster

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

positive
finster
comparative
finsterer/finstrer
superlative
am finstersten

B1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

finster

finster · finst(e)⁶rer · am finstersten

Elimination of 'e' in the suffix   Elimination of 'e' in the inflectional ending  

⁶ Only in exalted use

English dark, gloomy, backward, backward-looking

/ˈfɪnstɐ/ · /ˈfɪnstɐ/ · /ˈfɪnstɐ/ · /ˈfɪnstɐʃtɛn/

von den Lichtverhältnissen her sehr dunkel; von der Stimmung her bedrückt und wenig optimistisch; dunkel; bedrückend; archaisch; düster

» Es wird finster . English It is getting dark.

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The strong inflection of finster without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. finsterer/finstrer
Gen. finsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. finsterem/finstrem⁶/finsterm
Acc. finsteren/finstren⁶/finstern

Feminine

Nom. finstere/finstre
Gen. finsterer/finstrer
Dat. finsterer/finstrer
Acc. finstere/finstre

Neutral

Nom. finsteres/finstres
Gen. finsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. finsterem/finstrem⁶/finsterm
Acc. finsteres/finstres

Plural

Nom. finstere/finstre
Gen. finsterer/finstrer
Dat. finsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. finstere/finstre

⁴ Usage seldom⁶ Only in exalted use


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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derfinstere/finstre
Gen. desfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. demfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. denfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern

Feminine

Nom. diefinstere/finstre
Gen. derfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. derfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. diefinstere/finstre

Neutral

Nom. dasfinstere/finstre
Gen. desfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. demfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. dasfinstere/finstre

Plural

Nom. diefinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Gen. derfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. denfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. diefinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern

⁶ Only in exalted use

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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. einfinsterer/finstrer
Gen. einesfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. einemfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. einenfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern

Feminine

Nom. einefinstere/finstre
Gen. einerfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. einerfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. einefinstere/finstre

Neutral

Nom. einfinsteres/finstres
Gen. einesfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. einemfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. einfinsteres/finstres

Plural

Nom. keinefinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Gen. keinerfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Dat. keinenfinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern
Acc. keinefinsteren/finstren⁶/finstern

⁶ Only in exalted use

Predicative use

Using finster as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristfinster
Fem.sieistfinster
Neut.esistfinster

Plural

siesindfinster

Examples

Example sentences for finster


  • Es wird finster . 
    English It is getting dark.
  • Es war finstere Nacht. 
    English It was a dark night.
  • Es ist finster im Keller. 
    English It's dark in the basement.
  • Es ist ganz schön finster draußen. 
    English It is quite dark outside.
  • Wir schwammen, bis es finster wurde. 
    English We swam until it got dark.
  • Tom blickte zum Fenster hinaus auf das finstere Meer. 
    English Tom looked out the window at the dark sea.
  • Ich glaube, wir leben immer noch im finsteren Mittelalter. 
    English I believe we still live in the dark Middle Ages.

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Translations

Translation of German finster


German finster
English dark, gloomy, backward, backward-looking, frown
Russian мрачный, темный, отсталый, угрюмый
Spanish sombrío, oscuro, atrasado, retrógrado, tenebroso
French sombre, obscur, lugubre
Turkish geri, karamsar, karanlık, kasvetli
Portuguese sombrio, atrasado, deprimido, escuro, obscuro
Italian arretrato, cupamente, retrogrado, scuro, tenebroso, triste
Romanian întunecat, sumbru, negru, sinistru, înapoiat, îngrijorat
Hungarian sötét, borongós, visszamaradott
Polish mroczny, ciemny, ponury, zacofany
Greek ζοφερός, καταθλιπτικός, οπισθοδρομικός, σκοτεινός
Dutch duister, achtergesteld, achterlijk, donker, somber
Czech temný, skleslý, tma, tmavý, zaostalý
Swedish mörk, dyster, bakåtsträvande, bister
Danish dystert, mørk, mørkt, tilbagestående
Japanese 暗い, 陰鬱な
Catalan fosc, tenebrós, obscur, ombrívol, trist, tètric, retrògrad, atrasat
Finnish pimeä, synkkä, kehitykseltään jäljessä, taantunut
Norwegian mørk, dyster, dystert, mørkt, tilbakeholden
Basque ilun, atzerako, triste
Serbian mračan, sumoran, tamna, tamniji
Macedonian мрачен, заден, недоразвиен, песимистичен, темен
Slovenian temen, mračen, depresiven, nazadnjaški
Slowakisch temný, skľúčený, tma, zaostalý
Bosnian mračan, sumoran, taman, tamno
Croatian mračan, sumoran, tamn, tamna, zagušljiv
Ukrainian темний, похмурий, задній, сутінки, сумерки
Bulgarian мрачен, тъмен, потиснат
Belorussian адсталы, песіміст, песімістычны, цёмны
Indonesian gelap, kurang berkembang, muram, sangat gelap, suram, terbelakang
Vietnamese kém phát triển, lạc hậu, rất tối, tối, ảm đạm, ủ rũ
Uzbek juda qorong'i, qoloq, qorong'i, rivojlanmagan, xafa
Hindi अविकसित, उदास, गमगीन, घना अँधेरा, पिछड़ा
Chinese 不发达, 漆黑的, 落后, 阴沉的, 阴郁的, 非常黑暗
Thai ด้อยพัฒนา, มืด, มืดมาก, ล้าหลัง, หดหู่, หม่นหมอง
Korean 깜깜한, 낙후한, 매우 어두운, 우울한, 침울한, 후진적
Azerbaijani geriqalmış, inkişaf etməmiş, kədərli, qaranlıq, qəmli, çox qaranlıq
Georgian არგანვითარებული, დამთრგუნველი, მუქი, სევდიანი, ჩამორჩენილი, ძალიან მუქი
Bengali অনুন্নত, উদাস, খুব অন্ধকার, গম্ভীৰ, গাঢ় অন্ধকার, পশ্চাৎপদ
Albanian i errët, i pazhvilluar, i prapambetur, mërzor, shumë i errët, trishtuar
Marathi अविकसित, उदास, खूप गडद, गडद, गमगीन, मागास
Nepali अँध्यारो, अविकसित, उदास, गम्भीर, धेरै अँध्यारो, पछौटे
Telugu అవికసిత, చాలా చీకటి, చీకటి, నిరాసమైన, వెనుకబడిన
Latvian atpalicis, drūms, neattīstīts, tumšs, ļoti tumšs
Tamil இருளான, அபிவிருத்தியற்ற, துன்பமான, பின்னடைந்த, மிகவும் இருண்ட
Estonian mahajäänud, pime, sünge, väga pime, vähearenenud
Armenian խավար, թերազարգացած, հետամնաց, շատ խավար
Kurdish tarî, gelek tarî, paşveger
Hebrewחשוך، מְדֻכָּא، מאחור، עָצוּב
Arabicمظلم، ظلام، كئيب، متخلف
Persianتاریک، تیره، سیاه، عقب‌مانده، غمگین
Urduاداس، اندھیرا، تاریک، مایوس، پسماندہ، پیچھے

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Meanings and synonyms of finster

  • von den Lichtverhältnissen her sehr dunkel, dunkel, düster, schwarz
  • von der Stimmung her bedrückt und wenig optimistisch, bedrückend, schlecht gelaunt, traurig, unfreundlich, wütend
  • von der Entwicklung aus betrachtet rückständig, archaisch, rückständig, veraltet

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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “finster”

“finster” 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 „finster“ gradable?

The adjective “finster” is gradable.

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

The forms of "finster" are "finster,finsterer,am finstersten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/sten.

How is "finster" used?

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

Is “finster” inflected?

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

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

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

What is the comparative of "finster"?

The comparative of „finster“ is „finst(e)rer“.

What is the superlative of “finster”?

The superlative of "finster" is "am finstersten".

What is the strong declension of „finster“?

The strong declension of “finster” is:
Masculine: finst(e)rer, finst(e)r(e)n, finst(e)r(e)m, finst(e)r(e)n
Feminine: finst(e)re, finst(e)rer, finst(e)rer, finst(e)re
Neutral: finst(e)res, finst(e)r(e)n, finst(e)r(e)m, finst(e)res
Plural: finst(e)re, finst(e)rer, finst(e)r(e)n, finst(e)re

What is the weak declension of "finster"?

The weak declension of “finster” is:
Masculine: der finst(e)re, des finst(e)r(e)n, dem finst(e)r(e)n, den finst(e)r(e)n
Feminine: die finst(e)re, der finst(e)r(e)n, der finst(e)r(e)n, die finst(e)re
Neutral: das finst(e)re, des finst(e)r(e)n, dem finst(e)r(e)n, das finst(e)re
Plural: die finst(e)r(e)n, der finst(e)r(e)n, den finst(e)r(e)n, die finst(e)r(e)n

What is the mixed declension of “finster”?

The mixed declension of “finster” is:
Masculine: ein finst(e)rer, eines finst(e)r(e)n, einem finst(e)r(e)n, einen finst(e)r(e)n
Feminine: eine finst(e)re, einer finst(e)r(e)n, einer finst(e)r(e)n, eine finst(e)re
Neutral: ein finst(e)res, eines finst(e)r(e)n, einem finst(e)r(e)n, ein finst(e)res
Plural: keine finst(e)r(e)n, keiner finst(e)r(e)n, keinen finst(e)r(e)n, keine finst(e)r(e)n

The declension and comparison of finster 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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