Declension and comparison German adjective jäh

The declension of the adjective jäh (abrupt, precipitous) uses these forms of the comparison jäh,jäher,am jähesten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/esten. The adjective jäh 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 jäh, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
jäh
comparative
jäher
superlative
am jähesten/jähsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

jäh

jäh · jäher · am jäh(e)⁴sten

⁴ Usage seldom

English abrupt, precipitous, steep, impulsive, inconsiderate, rash, sharp, sudden

/ˈjɛː/ · /ˈjɛː/ · /ˈjɛːɐ̯/ · /ˈjɛːʃtən/

unerwartet, abrupt und heftig sich entwickelnd; steil in die Tiefe abfallend; abrupt, abschüssig, unbedacht, plötzlich

» Der Dampfzug blieb jäh stehen. English The steam train abruptly stopped.

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The strong inflection of jäh without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. jäher
Gen. jähen
Dat. jähem
Acc. jähen

Feminine

Nom. jähe
Gen. jäher
Dat. jäher
Acc. jähe

Neutral

Nom. jähes
Gen. jähen
Dat. jähem
Acc. jähes

Plural

Nom. jähe
Gen. jäher
Dat. jähen
Acc. jähe

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derjähe
Gen. desjähen
Dat. demjähen
Acc. denjähen

Feminine

Nom. diejähe
Gen. derjähen
Dat. derjähen
Acc. diejähe

Neutral

Nom. dasjähe
Gen. desjähen
Dat. demjähen
Acc. dasjähe

Plural

Nom. diejähen
Gen. derjähen
Dat. denjähen
Acc. diejähen
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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. einjäher
Gen. einesjähen
Dat. einemjähen
Acc. einenjähen

Feminine

Nom. einejähe
Gen. einerjähen
Dat. einerjähen
Acc. einejähe

Neutral

Nom. einjähes
Gen. einesjähen
Dat. einemjähen
Acc. einjähes

Plural

Nom. keinejähen
Gen. keinerjähen
Dat. keinenjähen
Acc. keinejähen

Predicative use

Using jäh as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristjäh
Fem.sieistjäh
Neut.esistjäh

Plural

siesindjäh

Examples

Example sentences for jäh


  • Der Dampfzug blieb jäh stehen. 
    English The steam train abruptly stopped.
  • Der Fluss seiner Rede wurde jäh unterbrochen. 
    English The flow of his speech was suddenly interrupted.
  • Seinem Leben wurde ein jähes Ende gesetzt. 
    English His life was abruptly ended.
  • Er setzte seiner dichterischen Laufbahn ein jähes Ende. 
    English He put a sudden end to this career as a poet.
  • Die Sterne erschienen mit jäher Plötzlichkeit wie hergezaubert. 
    English The stars appeared with sudden surprise as if conjured.
  • Das war eine jähe Wendung in meiner Laufbahn. 
    English That was a sudden turn in my career.
  • Die Hoffnung ist der Regenbogen über den herabstürzenden jähen Bach des Lebens. 
    English Hope is the rainbow over the steep stream of life.

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Translations

Translation of German jäh


German jäh
English abrupt, precipitous, steep, impulsive, inconsiderate, rash, sharp, sudden
Russian крутой, внезапный, необдуманный, обрывистый, бурный, опрометчивый, резкий
Spanish brusco, empinado, escarpado, repentino, abrupto, impulsivo, irreflexivo, precipitado
French abrupte, abrupt, brusque, précipité, raide, soudain, escarpé, escarpée
Turkish ani, dikey, dik, düşüncesiz, sert
Portuguese repentino, íngreme, abrupto, agudo, brusco, impulsivo
Italian improvviso, ripido, repentino, sconsiderato, scosceso, brusco, dirupato, erto
Romanian brusc, imprudent, necugetat, neprevăzut, înalțat, îndreptat
Hungarian hirtelen, meredek, meggondolatlan, megszakított
Polish gwałtowny, nagły, stromy, nagle, niespodziewany, ostry, raptowny, spadzisty
Greek απότομος, έντονος, απρόσεκτος, απρόσμενος, αυθόρμητος
Dutch steil, abrupte, afgrondig, gauw, hoog, impulsief, onbezonnen, plotseling
Czech náhlý, prudký, strmý, nenadálý, neuvážený
Swedish brant, plötslig, abrupt, brutal, impulsiv, otänkt, stupande, överilad
Danish brat, pludselig, tankeløs, uforsigtig
Japanese 急な, 急勾配, 急激な, 無分別な, 突然の, 軽率な, 険しい
Catalan brusc, sobtat, escarpat, impulsiu, intens, irreflexiu
Finnish jyrkkä, ajattelematon, hätiköity, jyrkästi, äkillinen
Norwegian bratt, brå, bratt oppover, plutselig, tankeløs, uforsiktig
Basque azkar, bat-batean, brusko, gogor, goraipatu, itzala, itzulera, menditsua
Serbian strm, brzoplet, iznenadan, nagao, nepromišljen
Macedonian стрмен, абруптен, неочекуван, непремислен, неразборит, силен
Slovenian strm, nenaden, nenadna, nenadno, nenadoma, nepremišljen
Slowakisch náhly, prudký, strmý, nepremyslený, neuvážený, nečakaný
Bosnian strm, iznenadan, nagao, neobazriv, nepromišljen
Croatian strm, iznenadan, nagao, nepromišljen, nestašan
Ukrainian крутий, стрімкий, необдуманий, неочікуваний, раптовий, різкий, імпульсивний
Bulgarian стръмен, висок, внезапен, импулсивен, необмислен, неочакван, рязък
Belorussian круты, неабачны, неспадзяваны, раптоўны, стрмы, імпульсіўны
Indonesian curam, terjal, gegabah, mendadak, sembrono, tak terduga
Vietnamese dốc, bất ngờ, bốc đồng, dốc đứng, dựng đứng, khinh suất, đột ngột
Uzbek tik, beparvo, keskin, kutilmagan, shoshqaloq
Hindi खड़ा, अचानक, अविवेकी, आकस्मिक, उतावला, ऊर्ध्वाधर
Chinese 陡峭, 突然的, 轻率, 陡直, 险峻, 骤然的, 鲁莽
Thai ชัน, กะทันหัน, ฉับพลัน, บุ่มบ่าม, สูงชัน, หุนหันพลันแล่น
Korean 가파르다, 가파른, 갑작스러운, 경솔한, 깎아지른, 돌연한, 성급한, 험준하다
Azerbaijani dik, sıldırım, düşüncəsiz, gözlənilməz, qəfil, tələsgən
Georgian ციცაბო, გაუაზრებელი, იმპულსური, მოულოდნელი, უეცარი
Bengali খাড়া, অপ্রত্যাশিত, অবিবেচক, আকস্মিক, হঠকারী
Albanian pjerrët, i beftë, i pamatur, i pamend, i papritur, rrëpiror
Marathi उभा, अनपेक्षित, अविवेकी, आकस्मिक, उतावळा
Nepali ठाडो, भीरालो, अप्रत्याशित, अविवेकी, आकस्मिक, उतावला
Telugu అనూహ్య, అవివేకమైన, ఆకస్మిక, ఆవేశపూరిత, నిటారమైన, నిటారైన
Latvian stāvs, kraujains, neapdomīgs, pārgalvīgs, pēkšņs, straujš
Tamil செங்குத்தான, அவசரமான, அவிவேகமான, எதிர்பாராத, திடீர்
Estonian järsk, püstloodne, mõtlematu, tormakas, äkiline
Armenian անխոհեմ, անմտածված, զառիվայր, կտրուկ, հանկարծական, ուղղահայաց, ուղղաձիգ
Kurdish bêfikir, fevrî, sarp, tîj
Hebrewתלול، חד، פזיז، פתאומי
Arabicحاد، شديد الانحدار، غير مدروس، متهور، مفاجئ
Persianناگهانی، بی‌فکر، تند، شدید، شیب تند
Urduتیز، کھڑا، اچانک، بے سوچ، شدت سے، غیر سوچا سمجھا

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Meanings and synonyms of jäh

  • unerwartet, abrupt und heftig sich entwickelnd, abrupt, plötzlich
  • steil in die Tiefe abfallend, abschüssig, steil
  • steil in die Höhe aufragend
  • unbesonnen, unbedacht, unbedacht, unbesonnen, voreilig, vorschnell

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Declension and comparison forms of jäh

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


The declension and comparison of jäh 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 jäh

positive jäh
comparative jäher
superlative am jäh(e)sten
  • positive: jäh
  • comparative: jäher
  • superlative: am jäh(e)sten

Strong declension jäh

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. jäher jähe jähes jähe
Gen. jähen jäher jähen jäher
Dat. jähem jäher jähem jähen
Acc. jähen jähe jähes jähe
  • Masculine: jäher, jähen, jähem, jähen
  • Feminine: jähe, jäher, jäher, jähe
  • Neutral: jähes, jähen, jähem, jähes
  • Plural: jähe, jäher, jähen, jähe

Weak declension jäh

  • Masculine: der jähe, des jähen, dem jähen, den jähen
  • Feminine: die jähe, der jähen, der jähen, die jähe
  • Neutral: das jähe, des jähen, dem jähen, das jähe
  • Plural: die jähen, der jähen, den jähen, die jähen

Mixed declension jäh

  • Masculine: ein jäher, eines jähen, einem jähen, einen jähen
  • Feminine: eine jähe, einer jähen, einer jähen, eine jähe
  • Neutral: ein jähes, eines jähen, einem jähen, ein jähes
  • Plural: keine jähen, keiner jähen, keinen jähen, keine jähen

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