Declension and comparison German adjective heilig

The declension of the adjective heilig (holy, sacred) uses these forms of the comparison heilig,heiliger,am heiligsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective heilig 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 heilig, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
heilig
comparative
heiliger
superlative
am heiligsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

heilig

heilig · heiliger · am heiligsten

English holy, sacred, awed, devout, divine, healthy, incredible, saintly, solemn, untouchable

/ˈhaɪlɪç/ · /ˈhaɪlɪç/ · /ˈhaɪlɪçɐ/ · /ˈhaɪlɪçstən/

göttlich, verehrenswürdig, sehr fromm, geweiht; unantastbar, Ehrfurcht einflößend, ernst; sakral, hehr, göttlich, geweiht

» Nichts ist heilig . English Nothing's sacred.

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The strong inflection of heilig without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. heiliger
Gen. heiligen
Dat. heiligem
Acc. heiligen

Feminine

Nom. heilige
Gen. heiliger
Dat. heiliger
Acc. heilige

Neutral

Nom. heiliges
Gen. heiligen
Dat. heiligem
Acc. heiliges

Plural

Nom. heilige
Gen. heiliger
Dat. heiligen
Acc. heilige

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derheilige
Gen. desheiligen
Dat. demheiligen
Acc. denheiligen

Feminine

Nom. dieheilige
Gen. derheiligen
Dat. derheiligen
Acc. dieheilige

Neutral

Nom. dasheilige
Gen. desheiligen
Dat. demheiligen
Acc. dasheilige

Plural

Nom. dieheiligen
Gen. derheiligen
Dat. denheiligen
Acc. dieheiligen
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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. einheiliger
Gen. einesheiligen
Dat. einemheiligen
Acc. einenheiligen

Feminine

Nom. eineheilige
Gen. einerheiligen
Dat. einerheiligen
Acc. eineheilige

Neutral

Nom. einheiliges
Gen. einesheiligen
Dat. einemheiligen
Acc. einheiliges

Plural

Nom. keineheiligen
Gen. keinerheiligen
Dat. keinenheiligen
Acc. keineheiligen

Predicative use

Using heilig as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristheilig
Fem.sieistheilig
Neut.esistheilig

Plural

siesindheilig

Examples

Example sentences for heilig


  • Nichts ist heilig . 
    English Nothing's sacred.
  • Die Ehe ist heilig . 
    English Marriage is holy.
  • Eines Menschen Leben ist heilig . 
    English Human life is sacred.
  • Maria schlachtet die heilige Kuh. 
    English Maria slaughters the sacred cow.
  • Maria empfing Jesus vom Heiligen Geist. 
    English Maria received Jesus from the Holy Spirit.
  • Am Heiligen Abend fahren wir zur Christmette. 
    English On Christmas Eve, we go to the midnight mass.
  • Einmal in heiliger Zeit geht alles daneben. 
    English Once in a while everything goes wrong.

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Translation of German heilig


German heilig
English holy, sacred, awed, devout, divine, healthy, incredible, saintly
Russian святой, божественный, неприкосновенный, освященный, почтенный, священный
Spanish sagrado, santa, santo, consagrado, divino, sacro
French sacré, saint, divin, sacrée, solennel, vénérable
Turkish kutsal, mukaddes, saygıdeğer
Portuguese sagrado, consagrado, divino, santa, santo
Italian sacro, santo, divino, grave, pio, solemne, spaventoso, terribile
Romanian sacru, sfânt, divin, sfînt, venerabil
Hungarian szent, istenit, nagyszerű, tiszteletreméltó
Polish święty, boski, czcigodny, nietykalny, poświęcony
Greek άγιος, ιερός, μεγάλος, πανάγιος, τρομερός
Dutch heilig, gewijd, sacraal
Czech svatý, posvátný, hrozný, obrovský
Swedish helig, from, otrolig, respektfull, stor, vördnadsbjudande, vördnadsfull
Danish hellig, guddommelig, respektindgydende, ærværdig
Japanese 神聖な, 聖なる, 偉大, 崇高な, 恐ろしい
Catalan sagrat, diví, gran, respectable, terrible, venerable
Finnish pyhä, jumalallinen, kauhea, kunnioitettava, kunnioitusta herättävä, mahtava, vakava
Norwegian hellig, guddommelig, æreverdig, ærverdig
Basque sakratua, santu, handi, izugarri
Serbian svet, božanski, posvećen, uzvišen, užasan, veliki, časni, свети
Macedonian свет, свети, голем, света, ужасен
Slovenian svet, božji, grozno, posvečen, velik, častitljiv
Slowakisch svätý, posvätný
Bosnian svet, božanski, ogroman, posvećen, uzvišen, užasan, časni
Croatian svet, božanski, svijeti, uzvišen, časni
Ukrainian святий, священний, божественний, освячений
Bulgarian свещен, божествен, неприкосновен, почитан
Belorussian святы, асвячоны, вялікі, дзіўны, жахлівы
Indonesian suci, hebat, mengerikan
Vietnamese thiêng liêng, kinh khủng, thánh, vĩ đại
Uzbek muqaddas, katta, qo'rqinchli
Hindi पवित्र
Chinese 神圣, 伟大, 可怕, 圣洁
Thai ศักดิ์สิทธิ์, น่ากลัว, ยิ่งใหญ่
Korean 거룩한, 대단하다, 무섭다, 신성한
Azerbaijani müqəddəs, böyük, dəhşətverici
Georgian დიდი, საშინელი, სიწმიდა, წმინდა
Bengali পবিত্র, বড়, ভয়ঙ্কর
Albanian shenjtë, i madh, tmerrues
Marathi पवित्र, भयानक, महान
Nepali पवित्र, ठूलो, भयानक
Telugu పవిత్ర, పెద్ద, భయంకర
Latvian svēts, briesmīgs, liels
Tamil புனித, பயங்கர, பெரிய
Estonian püha, kohutav, suur
Armenian Սուրբ, գուրբ, մեծ, վախեցնող
Kurdish muqaddas, berbat, mezin
Hebrewקדוש، גדול، נורא
Arabicمقدس، عظيم، فظيع، مكرس، مهيب
Persianمقدس، الهی، محترم، پرستش‌پذیر
Urduمقدس، عظیم، معتبر، پیارا

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Meanings and synonyms of heilig

  • göttlich, verehrenswürdig, sehr fromm, geweiht, sakral, göttlich, geweiht
  • unantastbar, Ehrfurcht einflößend, ernst, hehr
  • entsetzlich, groß

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Declension and comparison forms of heilig

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


The declension and comparison of heilig 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 heilig

positive heilig
comparative heiliger
superlative am heiligsten
  • positive: heilig
  • comparative: heiliger
  • superlative: am heiligsten

Strong declension heilig

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. heiliger heilige heiliges heilige
Gen. heiligen heiliger heiligen heiliger
Dat. heiligem heiliger heiligem heiligen
Acc. heiligen heilige heiliges heilige
  • Masculine: heiliger, heiligen, heiligem, heiligen
  • Feminine: heilige, heiliger, heiliger, heilige
  • Neutral: heiliges, heiligen, heiligem, heiliges
  • Plural: heilige, heiliger, heiligen, heilige

Weak declension heilig

  • Masculine: der heilige, des heiligen, dem heiligen, den heiligen
  • Feminine: die heilige, der heiligen, der heiligen, die heilige
  • Neutral: das heilige, des heiligen, dem heiligen, das heilige
  • Plural: die heiligen, der heiligen, den heiligen, die heiligen

Mixed declension heilig

  • Masculine: ein heiliger, eines heiligen, einem heiligen, einen heiligen
  • Feminine: eine heilige, einer heiligen, einer heiligen, eine heilige
  • Neutral: ein heiliges, eines heiligen, einem heiligen, ein heiliges
  • Plural: keine heiligen, keiner heiligen, keinen heiligen, keine heiligen

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