Declension and comparison German adjective gehorsam

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

noun
Gehorsam, der
positive
gehorsam
comparative
gehorsamer
superlative
am gehorsamsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

gehorsam

gehorsam · gehorsamer · am gehorsamsten

English obedient, compliant, dutiful

/ɡəˈhɔʁzam/ · /ɡəˈhɔʁzam/ · /ɡəˈhɔʁzamɐ/ · /ɡəˈhɔʁzamstən/

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The strong inflection of gehorsam without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. gehorsamer
Gen. gehorsamen
Dat. gehorsamem
Acc. gehorsamen

Feminine

Nom. gehorsame
Gen. gehorsamer
Dat. gehorsamer
Acc. gehorsame

Neutral

Nom. gehorsames
Gen. gehorsamen
Dat. gehorsamem
Acc. gehorsames

Plural

Nom. gehorsame
Gen. gehorsamer
Dat. gehorsamen
Acc. gehorsame
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. dergehorsame
Gen. desgehorsamen
Dat. demgehorsamen
Acc. dengehorsamen

Feminine

Nom. diegehorsame
Gen. dergehorsamen
Dat. dergehorsamen
Acc. diegehorsame

Neutral

Nom. dasgehorsame
Gen. desgehorsamen
Dat. demgehorsamen
Acc. dasgehorsame

Plural

Nom. diegehorsamen
Gen. dergehorsamen
Dat. dengehorsamen
Acc. diegehorsamen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. eingehorsamer
Gen. einesgehorsamen
Dat. einemgehorsamen
Acc. einengehorsamen

Feminine

Nom. einegehorsame
Gen. einergehorsamen
Dat. einergehorsamen
Acc. einegehorsame

Neutral

Nom. eingehorsames
Gen. einesgehorsamen
Dat. einemgehorsamen
Acc. eingehorsames

Plural

Nom. keinegehorsamen
Gen. keinergehorsamen
Dat. keinengehorsamen
Acc. keinegehorsamen

Predicative use

Using gehorsam as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristgehorsam
Fem.sieistgehorsam
Neut.esistgehorsam

Plural

siesindgehorsam

Examples

Example sentences for gehorsam

  • Tom ist gehorsam . 
    English Tom is obedient.
  • Artige Jungen sind gehorsam . 
    English Good boys are obedient.
  • Tom ist gehorsam , nicht wahr? 
    English Tom is obedient, isn't he?
  • Tom ist sehr gehorsam , nicht wahr? 
    English Tom is very obedient, isn't he?
  • Gehorsam wechselte der Kapitän den Schilling gegen ein Goldstück aus. 
    English Obediently, the captain exchanged the shilling for a gold coin.
  • Bei der Oper muss schlechterdings die Poesie der Musik gehorsame Tochter sein. 
    English In opera, the poetry of music must be an obedient daughter.
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Translations

Translation of German gehorsam

German gehorsam
English obedient, compliant, dutiful
Russian послушный, подчинённый
Spanish obediente
French obéissant
Turkish itaatkar, uyumlu
Portuguese obediente
Italian obbediente, sottomesso, ubbidiente
Romanian ascultător, obedient
Hungarian szófogadó, engedelmes
Polish posłuszny
Greek υπάκουος
Dutch gehoorzaam
Czech poslušný
Swedish lydig, följsam
Danish lydig
Japanese 従順, 素直な
Catalan obedient
Finnish kuuliainen
Norwegian lydig, underdanig
Basque menpeko
Serbian poslušan
Macedonian послушен
Slovenian poslušen
Slowakisch poslušný
Bosnian poslušan
Croatian poslušan
Ukrainian покірний, слухняний
Bulgarian подчинен, послушен
Belorussian падпарадкаванне, падпарадкаваны
Indonesian patuh, taat
Vietnamese ngoan ngoãn, vâng lời
Uzbek bo‘ysunuvchan, itoatkor
Hindi आज्ञाकारी, आज्ञापालक
Chinese 听话, 顺从
Thai ว่าง่าย, เชื่อฟัง
Korean 고분고분한, 순종적인
Azerbaijani itaətkar, sözəbaxan
Georgian დამჯერი, მორჩილი
Bengali অনুগত, আজ্ঞাবহ
Albanian i bindur
Marathi आज्ञाधारक, आज्ञापालक
Nepali आज्ञाकारी, आज्ञापालक
Telugu ఆజ్ఞాకారి, విధేయ
Latvian klausīgs, paklausīgs
Tamil கீழ்ப்படியும்
Estonian kuulekas, sõnakuulelik
Armenian հնազանդ
Kurdish mutî
Hebrewצייתן
Arabicخاضع، مطيع
Persianاطاعت‌پذیر
Urduاطاعت کرنے والا، فرماںبردار

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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “gehorsam”

“gehorsam” 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 „gehorsam“ gradable?

The adjective “gehorsam” is gradable.

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

The forms of "gehorsam" are "gehorsam,gehorsamer,am gehorsamsten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/sten.

How is "gehorsam" used?

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

Is “gehorsam” inflected?

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

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

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

What is the comparative of "gehorsam"?

The comparative of „gehorsam“ is „gehorsamer“.

What is the superlative of “gehorsam”?

The superlative of "gehorsam" is "am gehorsamsten".

What is the strong declension of „gehorsam“?

The strong declension of “gehorsam” is:
Masculine: gehorsamer, gehorsamen, gehorsamem, gehorsamen
Feminine: gehorsame, gehorsamer, gehorsamer, gehorsame
Neutral: gehorsames, gehorsamen, gehorsamem, gehorsames
Plural: gehorsame, gehorsamer, gehorsamen, gehorsame

What is the weak declension of "gehorsam"?

The weak declension of “gehorsam” is:
Masculine: der gehorsame, des gehorsamen, dem gehorsamen, den gehorsamen
Feminine: die gehorsame, der gehorsamen, der gehorsamen, die gehorsame
Neutral: das gehorsame, des gehorsamen, dem gehorsamen, das gehorsame
Plural: die gehorsamen, der gehorsamen, den gehorsamen, die gehorsamen

What is the mixed declension of “gehorsam”?

The mixed declension of “gehorsam” is:
Masculine: ein gehorsamer, eines gehorsamen, einem gehorsamen, einen gehorsamen
Feminine: eine gehorsame, einer gehorsamen, einer gehorsamen, eine gehorsame
Neutral: ein gehorsames, eines gehorsamen, einem gehorsamen, ein gehorsames
Plural: keine gehorsamen, keiner gehorsamen, keinen gehorsamen, keine gehorsamen

The declension and comparison of gehorsam 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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