Declension and comparison German adjective grotesk

The declension of the adjective grotesk (grotesque, absurd) uses these forms of the comparison grotesk,grotesker,am groteskesten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/esten. The adjective grotesk 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 grotesk, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

noun
Grotesk, die
positive
grotesk
comparative
grotesker
superlative
am groteskesten/grotesksten

C1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

grotesk

grotesk · grotesker · am grotesk(e)sten

English grotesque, absurd, bizarre, preposterous

/ɡʁoˈtɛsk/ · /ɡʁoˈtɛsk/ · /ɡʁoˈtɛskɐ/ · /ɡʁoˈtɛskəstən/

absonderliche und fantastische Wirkung durch Übersteigerung nach sich ziehend; absonderlich; absurd; bizarr; exzentrisch; kauzig

» Tom ist grotesk . English Tom is grotesque.

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The strong inflection of grotesk without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. grotesker
Gen. grotesken
Dat. groteskem
Acc. grotesken

Feminine

Nom. groteske
Gen. grotesker
Dat. grotesker
Acc. groteske

Neutral

Nom. groteskes
Gen. grotesken
Dat. groteskem
Acc. groteskes

Plural

Nom. groteske
Gen. grotesker
Dat. grotesken
Acc. groteske
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. dergroteske
Gen. desgrotesken
Dat. demgrotesken
Acc. dengrotesken

Feminine

Nom. diegroteske
Gen. dergrotesken
Dat. dergrotesken
Acc. diegroteske

Neutral

Nom. dasgroteske
Gen. desgrotesken
Dat. demgrotesken
Acc. dasgroteske

Plural

Nom. diegrotesken
Gen. dergrotesken
Dat. dengrotesken
Acc. diegrotesken
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. eingrotesker
Gen. einesgrotesken
Dat. einemgrotesken
Acc. einengrotesken

Feminine

Nom. einegroteske
Gen. einergrotesken
Dat. einergrotesken
Acc. einegroteske

Neutral

Nom. eingroteskes
Gen. einesgrotesken
Dat. einemgrotesken
Acc. eingroteskes

Plural

Nom. keinegrotesken
Gen. keinergrotesken
Dat. keinengrotesken
Acc. keinegrotesken

Predicative use

Using grotesk as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristgrotesk
Fem.sieistgrotesk
Neut.esistgrotesk

Plural

siesindgrotesk

Examples

Example sentences for grotesk

  • Tom ist grotesk . 
    English Tom is grotesque.
  • Das ist eine groteske Geschichte. 
    English That is a preposterous story.
  • Seine Geschichte ist zu grotesk , um eine Lüge zu sein. 
    English His story is too grotesque to be a lie.
  • Die Gewalttätigkeit wird grotesk . 
    English Violence becomes grotesque.
  • Wenn die Vereinbarung durchgeführt würde, entstünde eine geradezu groteske Situation. 
    English If the agreement were to be carried out, a nearly grotesque situation would arise.
  • Interessant sind die Figuren und grotesken Masken, welche die Konsolen schmücken. 
    English Interesting are the figures and grotesque masks that adorn the consoles.
  • Was sich zurzeit im Kärntner Ortstafelstreit abspielt, ist grotesk . 
    English What is happening at the present time in the dispute over place-name signs in Carinthia is grotesque.
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Translations

Translation of German grotesk

German grotesk
English grotesque, absurd, bizarre, preposterous
Russian гротескный
Spanish grotesco, absurdo
French grotesque, absurde
Turkish absürt, garip
Portuguese absurdo, grotesco
Italian grottesco, fantastico, strano
Romanian grotesc, ciudat
Hungarian groteszk
Polish dziwaczny, fantastyczny, groteskowy
Greek γκροτέσκος, παράξενος
Dutch absurd, bizar, grotesk
Czech fantastický, groteskní, podivný
Swedish grotesk
Danish grotesk
Japanese グロテスク, グロテスクな
Catalan extravagant, grotesc
Finnish groteski
Basque groteskoa, irudimen fantastikoa
Serbian groteskan, изобличен, претеран, чудан
Macedonian грозен, грозен и фантастичен, изобличен, претеран
Slovenian absurd, bizaren
Slowakisch absurdný, groteskný
Bosnian groteskan
Croatian apsurdan, groteskan
Ukrainian абсурдний, гротескний
Bulgarian абсурден, грозен
Belorussian гратэскны
Indonesian aneh
Vietnamese kỳ dị, quái dị
Uzbek g'aroyib, g'ayriodatiy
Hindi अजीब, विचित्र
Chinese 怪诞的, 离奇的
Thai อัปลักษณ์, แปลกประหลาด
Korean 괴상한, 기괴한
Azerbaijani qeyri-adi, qəribə
Georgian გროტესკული, საინტერესო
Bengali অদ্ভুত, বিচিত্র
Albanian i çuditshëm
Marathi विचित्र
Nepali अजीब, विचित्र
Telugu విచిత్రమైన
Latvian grotesks, savāds
Tamil விசித்திரமான
Estonian groteskne, veider
Armenian գրոտեսկ
Hebrewגרוטסקי
Arabicغريب، فانتازي
Persianعجیب و غریب، غریب
Urduعجیب، غیر معمولی

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of grotesk
  • absonderliche und fantastische Wirkung durch Übersteigerung nach sich ziehend, absonderlich, absurd, bizarr, exzentrisch, kauzig
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Declension and comparison forms of grotesk

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

The declension and comparison of grotesk 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 grotesk

positive grotesk
comparative grotesker
superlative am grotesk(e)sten
  • positive: grotesk
  • comparative: grotesker
  • superlative: am grotesk(e)sten

Strong declension grotesk

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. grotesker groteske groteskes groteske
Gen. grotesken grotesker grotesken grotesker
Dat. groteskem grotesker groteskem grotesken
Acc. grotesken groteske groteskes groteske
  • Masculine: grotesker, grotesken, groteskem, grotesken
  • Feminine: groteske, grotesker, grotesker, groteske
  • Neutral: groteskes, grotesken, groteskem, groteskes
  • Plural: groteske, grotesker, grotesken, groteske

Weak declension grotesk

  • Masculine: der groteske, des grotesken, dem grotesken, den grotesken
  • Feminine: die groteske, der grotesken, der grotesken, die groteske
  • Neutral: das groteske, des grotesken, dem grotesken, das groteske
  • Plural: die grotesken, der grotesken, den grotesken, die grotesken

Mixed declension grotesk

  • Masculine: ein grotesker, eines grotesken, einem grotesken, einen grotesken
  • Feminine: eine groteske, einer grotesken, einer grotesken, eine groteske
  • Neutral: ein groteskes, eines grotesken, einem grotesken, ein groteskes
  • Plural: keine grotesken, keiner grotesken, keinen grotesken, keine grotesken

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