Declension and comparison German adjective initiativ

The declension of the adjective initiativ (enterprising, initiative) uses these forms of the comparison initiativ,initiativer,am initiativsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective initiativ 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 initiativ, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
initiativ
comparative
initiativer
superlative
am initiativsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

initiativ

initiativ · initiativer · am initiativsten

English enterprising, initiative, proactive

/iˌnit͡si̯aˈtiːf/ · /iˌnit͡si̯aˈtiːf/ · /iˌnit͡si̯aˈtiːfɐ/ · /iˌnit͡si̯aˈtiːfstn̩/

eigenständig und tatkräftig handelnd

» Im Handballspiel konnte man bisher gut in der Mannschaft sein, ausschlaggebend für die Spielmoral, fair mit seinen Gegnern, initiativ bei Spielnachmittagen. English In the handball game, one could previously be good in the team, crucial for the game morale, fair with opponents, proactive during game afternoons.

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The strong inflection of initiativ without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. initiativer
Gen. initiativen
Dat. initiativem
Acc. initiativen

Feminine

Nom. initiative
Gen. initiativer
Dat. initiativer
Acc. initiative

Neutral

Nom. initiatives
Gen. initiativen
Dat. initiativem
Acc. initiatives

Plural

Nom. initiative
Gen. initiativer
Dat. initiativen
Acc. initiative

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derinitiative
Gen. desinitiativen
Dat. deminitiativen
Acc. deninitiativen

Feminine

Nom. dieinitiative
Gen. derinitiativen
Dat. derinitiativen
Acc. dieinitiative

Neutral

Nom. dasinitiative
Gen. desinitiativen
Dat. deminitiativen
Acc. dasinitiative

Plural

Nom. dieinitiativen
Gen. derinitiativen
Dat. deninitiativen
Acc. dieinitiativen
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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. eininitiativer
Gen. einesinitiativen
Dat. eineminitiativen
Acc. eineninitiativen

Feminine

Nom. eineinitiative
Gen. einerinitiativen
Dat. einerinitiativen
Acc. eineinitiative

Neutral

Nom. eininitiatives
Gen. einesinitiativen
Dat. eineminitiativen
Acc. eininitiatives

Plural

Nom. keineinitiativen
Gen. keinerinitiativen
Dat. keineninitiativen
Acc. keineinitiativen

Predicative use

Using initiativ as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristinitiativ
Fem.sieistinitiativ
Neut.esistinitiativ

Plural

siesindinitiativ

Examples

Example sentences for initiativ


  • Im Handballspiel konnte man bisher gut in der Mannschaft sein, ausschlaggebend für die Spielmoral, fair mit seinen Gegnern, initiativ bei Spielnachmittagen. 
    English In the handball game, one could previously be good in the team, crucial for the game morale, fair with opponents, proactive during game afternoons.

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Translations

Translation of German initiativ


German initiativ
English enterprising, initiative, proactive
Russian активный, инициативный
Spanish iniciativo, proactivo
French dynamique, proactif
Turkish girişken, iniciatif
Portuguese iniciativo, proativo
Italian iniziativa, proattivo
Romanian inițiativ
Hungarian aktív, kezdeményező
Polish inicjatywny, samodzielny
Greek πρωτοβουλία
Dutch initiatief, proactief
Czech aktivní, iniciativní
Swedish handlingskraftig
Danish handlingskraftig
Japanese 積極的, 自主的
Catalan iniciatiu, proactiu
Finnish aloitteellinen, itsenäinen
Norwegian handlingskraftig
Basque autonomoa, ekintzailea
Serbian inicijativan
Macedonian иницијативен, самостоен
Slovenian aktiv, iniciativen, samostojen
Slowakisch aktívny, iniciatívny
Bosnian inicijativan
Croatian inicijativan, samostalan
Ukrainian активний, ініціативний
Bulgarian активен, инициативен
Belorussian актыўны, ініцыятыўны
Indonesian berinisiatif
Vietnamese chủ động
Uzbek tashabbuskor
Hindi स्व-प्रेरित
Chinese 积极主动
Thai เชิงรุก
Korean 주도적
Azerbaijani təşəbbüskar
Georgian ინიციატივიანი
Bengali উদ্যমী
Albanian proaktiv
Marathi उद्यमशील
Nepali उद्यमशील
Latvian proaktīvs
Estonian algatusvõimeline
Armenian նախաձեռնող
Kurdish destpêkirî
Hebrewיוזם، פעיל
Arabicمبادر
Persianفعال، مستقل
Urduخود مختار، فعال

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Meanings and synonyms of initiativ

  • eigenständig und tatkräftig handelnd

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Declension and comparison forms of initiativ

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


The declension and comparison of initiativ 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 initiativ

positive initiativ
comparative initiativer
superlative am initiativsten
  • positive: initiativ
  • comparative: initiativer
  • superlative: am initiativsten

Strong declension initiativ

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. initiativer initiative initiatives initiative
Gen. initiativen initiativer initiativen initiativer
Dat. initiativem initiativer initiativem initiativen
Acc. initiativen initiative initiatives initiative
  • Masculine: initiativer, initiativen, initiativem, initiativen
  • Feminine: initiative, initiativer, initiativer, initiative
  • Neutral: initiatives, initiativen, initiativem, initiatives
  • Plural: initiative, initiativer, initiativen, initiative

Weak declension initiativ

  • Masculine: der initiative, des initiativen, dem initiativen, den initiativen
  • Feminine: die initiative, der initiativen, der initiativen, die initiative
  • Neutral: das initiative, des initiativen, dem initiativen, das initiative
  • Plural: die initiativen, der initiativen, den initiativen, die initiativen

Mixed declension initiativ

  • Masculine: ein initiativer, eines initiativen, einem initiativen, einen initiativen
  • Feminine: eine initiative, einer initiativen, einer initiativen, eine initiative
  • Neutral: ein initiatives, eines initiativen, einem initiativen, ein initiatives
  • Plural: keine initiativen, keiner initiativen, keinen initiativen, keine initiativen

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