Declension and comparison German adjective formal

The adjective "formal" is not gradable. It has no comparative or superlative forms.“formal” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.The adjective formal can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).One can not only inflect and compare formal, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

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formal

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English formal, in form, superficial

/ˈfɔʁmɛl/ · /ˈfɔʁmɛl/

der Form nach; nur der Form nach, nicht wirklich in der Realität; äußerlich; formell

» Waisenkinder stören erheblich den inhaltlichen und formalen Leserhythmus. English Orphaned children significantly disrupt the content and formal reading rhythm.

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The strong inflection of formal without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. formaler
Gen. formalen
Dat. formalem
Acc. formalen

Feminine

Nom. formale
Gen. formaler
Dat. formaler
Acc. formale

Neutral

Nom. formales
Gen. formalen
Dat. formalem
Acc. formales

Plural

Nom. formale
Gen. formaler
Dat. formalen
Acc. formale
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derformale
Gen. desformalen
Dat. demformalen
Acc. denformalen

Feminine

Nom. dieformale
Gen. derformalen
Dat. derformalen
Acc. dieformale

Neutral

Nom. dasformale
Gen. desformalen
Dat. demformalen
Acc. dasformale

Plural

Nom. dieformalen
Gen. derformalen
Dat. denformalen
Acc. dieformalen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einformaler
Gen. einesformalen
Dat. einemformalen
Acc. einenformalen

Feminine

Nom. eineformale
Gen. einerformalen
Dat. einerformalen
Acc. eineformale

Neutral

Nom. einformales
Gen. einesformalen
Dat. einemformalen
Acc. einformales

Plural

Nom. keineformalen
Gen. keinerformalen
Dat. keinenformalen
Acc. keineformalen

Predicative use

Using formal as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristformal
Fem.sieistformal
Neut.esistformal

Plural

siesindformal

Examples

Example sentences for formal

  • Waisenkinder stören erheblich den inhaltlichen und formalen Leserhythmus. 
    English Orphaned children significantly disrupt the content and formal reading rhythm.
  • Wir erfuhren die Geschichte erst durch eine formale Benachrichtigung von Heiner. 
    English We learned the story only through a formal notification from Heiner.
  • Allerdings sind Parallelen zum Expressionismus lediglich formaler Art und auf Beschreibungen beschränkt. 
    English However, the parallels to expressionism are merely formal in nature and limited to descriptions.
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Translations

Translation of German formal

German formal
English formal, in form, superficial
Russian формальный
French formel
Turkish formel, resmi, şekilsel
Portuguese formal
Italian formale
Hungarian formális, csak formai, hivatalos
Polish formalny
Greek τυπικός, επίσημος, φορμαλιστικός
Dutch formeel
Czech formální
Swedish formell
Danish formel
Japanese 形式的
Catalan nominal
Finnish muodollinen
Norwegian formell
Basque formala
Serbian formalno, samo na papiru
Macedonian формален
Slovenian formalno
Slowakisch formálny
Bosnian formalno
Croatian formalno
Ukrainian формальний
Bulgarian формален
Belorussian фармальны, афіцыйны
Indonesian menurut bentuk, secara formal, sekadar formal
Vietnamese hình thức, trên danh nghĩa, về hình thức
Uzbek faqat shaklda, nominal, shaklga ko'ra, shakliy
Hindi औपचारिक, नाममात्र, रूपगत
Chinese 名义上, 形式上, 形式上的, 形式的
Thai ตามรูป, เพียงรูปแบบ, ในทางรูปแบบ, ในเชิงรูปแบบ
Korean 형식상의, 명목상의, 형식적
Azerbaijani adına görə, sadəcə formal, şəkilcə
Georgian ფორმალური, ფორმის მიხედვით
Bengali আকৃতিগত, আনুষ্ঠানিক, নামমাত্র, শুধু নামেই
Albanian sipas formës, vetëm formalisht
Marathi औपचारिक, नाममात्र, नावाने, रूपानुसार
Nepali आकृति अनुसार, आकृतिगत, औपचारिक, नाम मात्र
Telugu పేరుమాత్రంగా, రూప పరంగా, రూపాత్మక
Latvian formāls, pēc formas, tikai formāli
Tamil பெயரால் மட்டும், வடிவபூர்வ, வடிவப்படி
Estonian vormiline, ainult vormiliselt, vormi järgi
Armenian ձևական, անվանապես, ձևով
Kurdish bi navê, formî, li gorî formê, tenê formî
Hebrewפורמלי
Arabicرسمي، شكلي
Persianرسمی، شکلی
Urduرسمی، ظاہری

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Meanings and synonyms of formal
  • der Form nach, äußerlich, formell
  • nur der Form nach, nicht wirklich in der Realität
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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “formal”

“formal” 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 „formal“ gradable?

The adjective "formal" is not gradable. It has no comparative or superlative forms.

How is "formal" used?

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

Is “formal” inflected?

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

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

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

What is the strong declension of „formal“?

The strong declension of “formal” is:
Masculine: formaler, formalen, formalem, formalen
Feminine: formale, formaler, formaler, formale
Neutral: formales, formalen, formalem, formales
Plural: formale, formaler, formalen, formale

What is the weak declension of "formal"?

The weak declension of “formal” is:
Masculine: der formale, des formalen, dem formalen, den formalen
Feminine: die formale, der formalen, der formalen, die formale
Neutral: das formale, des formalen, dem formalen, das formale
Plural: die formalen, der formalen, den formalen, die formalen

What is the mixed declension of “formal”?

The mixed declension of “formal” is:
Masculine: ein formaler, eines formalen, einem formalen, einen formalen
Feminine: eine formale, einer formalen, einer formalen, eine formale
Neutral: ein formales, eines formalen, einem formalen, ein formales
Plural: keine formalen, keiner formalen, keinen formalen, keine formalen

The declension and comparison of formal 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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